THE GOOSE TOWER
Take the 36 meters to the top of Vordingborg in the Gåsetårnet at Denmark's Castle Center.
Denmark's Castle Center is located right at the foot of the iconic Gåsetarn. On your trip up the 36-meter-high tower, you will experience a story that stretches high into the sky. A story that takes you back to the Middle Ages.
At that time, there were nine towers the same size as the Goose Tower, towering majestically from the castle.
Today, the Goose Tower is the only tower remaining from the once mighty castle in Vordingborg, from where Valdemar Atterdag ruled the Kingdom of Denmark.
The tour ends at the top, where you have the most beautiful view of all of Vordingborg. From here you can imagine what it was like to be a king in the Middle Ages and look out over your entire kingdom.
THE GOLDEN GOOSE ON THE TOP
Have you ever wondered why it's called the Goose Tower and what the golden goose represents?
In 1367, the then king, King Valdemar Atterdag, was faced with declarations of war from no less than 77 German Hanseatic cities. But Valdemar did not take it seriously – quite the opposite! As an insult to the enemy, he placed a golden goose on top of the newly built defense tower. He said that he was no more afraid of them than of 77 squawking geese.
The golden goose that sits on top today is not the same one that Valdemar Atterdag placed on the tower. The original golden goose was stolen by the Danish king Erik of Pomerania when he fled Denmark with the treasury under his arm.
The current Golden Goose is actually almost a meter across. It was made in 1871, and 100 years later it was gilded with a whopping 2 kilos of gold.
