Rytterskoler
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The Rytterskoler were 241 schools erected in Denmark
in the years 1721-1727 for the education of common children. The schools were located in the 12 cavalry districts erected in 1715-1718 during the Great Nordic War (to reform and improve the cavalry in Denmark), from which the schools got their name. They were not military schools, as the name would otherwise suggest, but rather a predecessor to the Danish public school, founded in 1814.
The 12 districts were Copenhagen
, Frederiksborg
, Kronborg, Antvorskov
, Tryggevælde, Vordingborg
, Kolding
, Dronningborg, Skanderborg
, Falster
, Lolland
and Fyn
. Each of these were meant to host 20 schools, making for 240 in all, however some districts received more than 20 and some less, but still 240 in all. A 13th district was erected on Møn
in 1726 and a 241st school was built on Bogø
in 1727.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in the years 1721-1727 for the education of common children. The schools were located in the 12 cavalry districts erected in 1715-1718 during the Great Nordic War (to reform and improve the cavalry in Denmark), from which the schools got their name. They were not military schools, as the name would otherwise suggest, but rather a predecessor to the Danish public school, founded in 1814.
The 12 districts were Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Frederiksborg
Frederiksborg
Frederiksborg is a Danish placename that can refer to:* Frederiksborg Palace* Frederiksborg County* Frederiksborg horse...
, Kronborg, Antvorskov
Antvorskov
Antvorskov was the principal Scandinavian monastery of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, located about one kilometer south of the town of Slagelse on Zealand, Denmark....
, Tryggevælde, Vordingborg
Vordingborg
Vordingborg is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand in south Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Masnedø, and covers an area of 621 km². It has a total population of 46,600...
, Kolding
Kolding
Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region of Southern Denmark . It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding...
, Dronningborg, Skanderborg
Skanderborg
Skanderborg, with a population of 18,253 , is a town in Denmark just southwest of Aarhus. It is more or less a suburb today, located in Skanderborg municipality, Jutland.Skanderborg municipality has a population of 57,303 ....
, Falster
Falster
Falster is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of 514 km² and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland and is administered by Guldborgsund Municipality...
, Lolland
Lolland
Lolland is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of 1,243 square kilometers . Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland...
and Fyn
FYN
Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Fyn is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FYN gene.This gene is a member of the protein-tyrosine kinase oncogene family. It encodes a membrane-associated tyrosine kinase that has been implicated in the control of cell growth...
. Each of these were meant to host 20 schools, making for 240 in all, however some districts received more than 20 and some less, but still 240 in all. A 13th district was erected on Møn
Møn
-Location:Møn is located just off the south-eastern tip of Zealand from which it is separated by the waters of the Hølen strait between Kalvehave and the island of Nyord, at the northern end of Møn. Further south is Stege Bugt...
in 1726 and a 241st school was built on Bogø
Bogø
Bogø is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, just west of Møn. The population is 1,135 with 873 living in the largest town, Bogø By. The island is approximately 7 km long by 3 km wide at the largest points, with a total area of 13 km²...
in 1727.