KONGENSBRO KRO

Hotel Description

The kongensbro kro was built in 1949 and renovatedin 1995 to provide the inn with fifteenwell-appointed guestrooms with views overlookingthe river gudenaa. The hotel also offersconference facilities and a restaurant with loungehousing an open fireplace, were well prepareddanish and french dishes are created in theinviting restaurant. The inns delightful gardenleads directly to the river, where visitors canfish or take-out a canoe. Perfectly situated forexcursions to the many attractions in thesurrounding areas, come and discover kongensbro krofor yourself. Character, charm and style surroundthis century-old inn from times past. In the heartof jutland on the bank of the gudenaa river sitsthe idyllic and peaceful kongensbro kro, within theimmediate vicinity you will find five golf coursesand leisure facilities at guest disposal. Situatedbetween the towns of arhus, randers, viborg andsilkeborg.-Property description-you feel at ease in the inns 15 double rooms allof which have a beautiful view over the innsgarden and the gudenaa. All the rooms haverecently been renovated with flat-screen tv andall conveniences. The inn offers among otherthings weekend stays gourmet stays golf holidayscanoe holidays and mini holidays. The manymid-jutland and east-jutland sights e.G. In aarhusand silkeborg and the inn offers package holidayswith admission tickets to various sights such aselmuseet - electricity museum at the lake tangesoe. Aqua ferskvandscenter - freshwater centre insilkeborg. Randers regnskov - rain forest.Here at kongensbro - where the highway betweenaarhus and viborg crosses the river gudenaa -there has been an inn since 1663 when kingfrederik the 3rd gave the chief administrativeofficer of the area ebbe gyldenstjerne the rightto run an inn at the bank of the gudenaa. Thepresent inn is from 1949 and today it is run bychristian andersen who is the 3rd generation ofthe andersen innkeeper family at kongensbro kro.Kongensbro kro has always been known for its goodfood right from the french cuisine to homemaderissoles and hash. It was christian andersensgrandmother else andersen who together with herhusband hans andersen founded the inns traditionfor good food. She published no less than 8cookbooks with inn courses and regional recipesand she took part in several tv programmes.Formerly the inn was known as a bargemans innbecause the gudenaa used to be the most importanttransport route through mid-jutland. The cargoeswere transported in large barges which were drawnby men and horses following the bargemans pathalong the river. Close to kongensbro a so-calledswot pejer is preserved. It is a black-tarred oakpole which stood at the place where the riverswung. To prevent the barges from being drawn intothe riverbank the men had to make a bent pull andthis was achieved by putting the rope around thepole.