Editing Skanderborg (section)

===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>