Idagaard
manor house south of Slagelse
Idagaard is a manor house and estate located immediately south of Slagelse, Denmark. The estate was created by the businessman Constantin Brun from land that had previously belonged to Antvorskov and is named after his daughter Ida Brun. It is now owned by the Idagaard Foundation.
History
Early owners, 1797–1810
Antvorskov Hovedgård and nearby Galensteen were acquired in 1799 by Constantin Brun. He imported several families from Switzerland and established a production of Swiss cheese which was mainly exported to overseas markets. He also modernized the management with the introduction of chopping and threshing machines. Bruun was married to Friederike Brun, a leading salonist of her time. Bruun created four small estates from part of the land that had previously belonged to Antvorskov Hovedgård, naming them Idagaard, Charlottendal, Augustendal and Karlsgaard after his children. Idagaard was thus named after his daughter Ida Bruun.
Changing owners, 1806–1018
In 1806 Bruun sold all the estates to Adam Wilhelm Hauch and Marcus Frederik Voigt.
The public source identifies “Idagaard” as manor house south of Slagelse. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Idagaard, manor and house.
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