Vænget
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| Vænget | |
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 Interactive map of the Vænget area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sorø, Denmark, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°25′54″N 11°33′06″E / 55.4318°N 11.5516°E |
| Completed | 1902 |
Vænget is a historic building in Sorø, Denmark. It is owned by neighbouring Sorø Academy and contains an exhibition of physical instruments from before 1800 in its ground floor.
Vænget was built as residence for the local magistrate (amtmand) by chamberlain and magistrate Anton Vilhelm Heinrich Groothoff in 1902. In 1925, it was acquired by Sorø Academy and converted into a dormitory. The ground floor contained communal facilities, such as a living room, a study room and a dining room. The first floor contained a residence for an unmarried teacher as well as for a "house mum". The second floor contained beds for 42 pupils. The dormitory was decommissioned in 1973.[1]