START YOUR VISIT HERE

Welcome to Palsgaard Castle's visitor center!

The visitor center in Palsgaard's old power plant is the perfect place to start your exploration of the beautiful park. Here you can find information about the park's history, artwork and nature. You can also relax with a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy your packed lunch.

Opening hours:
Summer (April – September): 07.00 - 21.00
Winter (October – March) : 08.00 - 18.00

See more pictures of the visitor center in the gallery below and get answers to any questions here.

The story behind the building

At the beginning of the 20th century, Danish electricity supply was based on direct current, which was produced by steam engines, gas engines, and after 1904 diesel engines. In the early electricity supply, the voltage loss in the power grid was so significant that the power plants could only deliver in a radius of 5 km.

In the cities, it was usually municipal power plants that were responsible for the supply of electricity, but in the countryside in the larger villages and station towns, there were often several citizens who joined forces to build power plants, for example as cooperatives.

At Palsgaard, Estate Weigher Einar Viggo Schou built his own power plant in 1910 with a diesel motor that covered the estate's electricity needs.