Valbygård

Valbygård is a manor house and estate located four kilometres northwest of Slagelse, Denmark.

The current, Renaissance Revival style main building was built for August Willads Bech in 1855.

In 1703, Frederick converted Antvorskov into a countship for his mistress, Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg.

In 1781, he struggled with a lack of animal feed and his livestock population was at the same time hit by decease.

He had previously owned the small Benzonsdal Manor from 1791 to 1800 and was from 1802 responsible for managing the holdings of Sorø Academy.

He had served as amtmand (prefect) of Sorø County since 1798 and had showed himself a very industrious, masterful and active local official who attracted the attention of King Frederick VI.

He collaborated with the owner of Bøstrup on draining Bild Lake, thereby increasing the area of his estate.

August Villads Bech seceded his father as director of Den Suhrske Stiftelse and was also chairman of Sparekassen for Slagelse og Omegn.

The new main building in 1860
Valbygård depicted by Ferdinand Richardt in 1861
Jørgen Peter Beck painted by Otto Bache in 1909