Talk:Schackenborg Castle

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A fact from Schackenborg Castle appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 January 2009, and was viewed approximately 1,825 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Count Hans von Schack of South Jutland was given Schackenborg Castle as a token of Frederick III of Denmark's gratitude for his military achievements in the Northern Wars?

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I have seen that the website of The Danish Monarchy describe Schackenborg as a castle, but in fact Schackenborg is not a castle but a palace. Architectural there is differences between a castle (Danish: borg) and a palace (Danish: slot) or a manor (Danish: herregård or gods). Originally Schackenborg was a manor before it was transferred to Prince Joachim.193.162.48.219 (talk) 13:30, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Castle or Palace

It has nothing to do with a buildings structure. A palace is a building owned by the sovereign and a castle is not. Since this building is owned by the sovereign then it is a palace and we should change it. (Ice Explorer (talk) 20:42, 20 December 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Do you have dictionary references to support that distinction? –Henning Makholm (talk) 22:35, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]