Editing Skanderborg (section)

==History==
Skanderborg is an old town and the area have revealed traces of human settlements, dating from the earliest [[Nordic Stone Age]]. A seasonal camp from the [[Ertebølle culture]], was found here in the 1930s for example, near the former Ringkloster (English: ''Ring Abbey'') on the southern brinks of Skanderborg Lake.<ref>[http://www.skanderborgmuseum.dk/Stenalderj%C3%A6gere_ved_s%C3%B8en-706.aspx Stoneage hunters at Skanderborg Lake] Skanderborg Museum {{in lang|da}}</ref><ref>Andersen, Soren H., 1998: ''Ringkloster. Ertebolle trappers and wild boar hunters in eastern Jutland. A survey.'' Journal of Danish Archaeology. 1994-1995; 12: 13-59</ref>

The town sprawled around the former Skanderborg Castle, founded at some point during the early [[Middle Ages]]<ref>Note: A written source from 1727 claims the castle was founded in the year 1171 by King [[Valdemar the Great]], but this information have not been properly confirmed and little is known of the castles origin. However, the [[chronicle]]s of [[Øm Abbey]] mentions, that Queen consort [[Jutta of Saxony|Jutta]] stayed at the castle in the year 1240. (Source: [http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/aarhus/skanderborg-slotskirke/ Skanderborg Chapel] The National Museum of Denmark, p.6161)</ref> and in 1583 Skanderborg was granted a [[municipal charter]].<ref name=Slotskirken>[http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/aarhus/skanderborg-slotskirke/ Skanderborg Castle Chapel] The National Museum of Denmark. Danish text with English summary available (p.6263).</ref>

===Religious orders===
The town of Skanderborg has attracted several religious communities over the years, especially in the early [[Middle Ages]]. The long gone [[Ring Abbey]] founded by [[Benedictine]] nuns in the 12th century, was once situated on the southeastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake. The last buildings burned down in 1715 and now there is a mansion at the site.<ref>[http://www.skanderborgmuseum.dk/S%C3%B8geresultat-1244.aspx?M=NewsV2&PID=2029&NewsID=324 A Ring from Ring abbey] Skanderborg Museum {{in lang|da}}</ref> There also used to be a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] monastery on the small islet of Kalvø in the middle of the lake.<ref name=DAFC>[http://www.kulturarv.dk/1001fortaellinger/da_DK/skanderborg-soe Skanderborg Lake] Danish Agency for Culture. {{in lang|da}}</ref> The monastery was founded by the [[Black friar|Black Friar]] Order in the first half of the 12th century, along with a small harbour, but in 1168 there were only two monks left and the [[Cistercian Order]] took over. The Cistercians came here after they had failed in founding a proper monastery at several nearby locations since 1165. In that year, they embarked on a mission from [[Vitskøl Abbey]] in [[Himmerland]], to found a daughter community in the [[diocese of Aarhus]] and tried at [[Sabro]], at Sminge near [[Silkeborg]] ([[Sminge Abbey]]), and then near the village of Veng ([[Veng Abbey]]). The Cistercians eventually felt too isolated on the small isle of Kalvø, often cut off from the mainland for days and weeks even when the weather was harsh, and after just four years, they gave up here, too, and moved to Rye between [[Mossø]] and [[Gudensø]], a few kilometres west of Skanderborg. Here they founded [[Øm Abbey]] in 1172.<ref>[http://www.historiskatlas.dk/Kalvø_i_Skanderborg_sø_(8821) Kalvø i Skanderborg Sø] Historisk Atlas (Dansk Historisk Fællesråd) {{in lang|da}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fortidsmindeguide.dk/OEm-Kloster.ma009.0.html The Cistercian Abbey of Øm Abbey at Mossø] Denmark's Cultural Heritage Association {{in lang|da}}</ref>