- Svanholm
Svanholm is a country estate and former manor convert|55|km west of
Copenhagen, Denmark . In1978 an association of over 100 persons bought the estate to create Denmark's largestintentional community . The SvanholmCollective grows its own food and was one of the pioneers oforganic farming in Denmark. As of January 2006, membership consisted of 70 adults and 35 children aged 0 to 80, jointly owning around 400 hectares (988 acres) of farmland, park, and woodlands.The name comes from "svan" meaning "swan" and "holm" meaning "islet".
Geography
The Svanholm estate is located north of the village of Skibby in Krogstrup parish, on the Hornsherred peninsula between
Roskilde Fjord and Ise Fjord on the north coast ofZealand . It consists of a main building (the formermanor house ) plus 12 other dwellings and utility buildings nearby or elsewhere on the grounds.History
The earliest mention of Svanholm in historical documents is in
1346 . Its owner at the time was theknight Niels Knudsen Manderup.See also
Twin Oaks Community External links
* [http://svanholm.dk/kol/english/ The Svanholm Collective's website in English]
* [http://directory.ic.org/records/?action=view&page=view&record_id=1148 Intentional Communities directory entry]
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