Kastellet

History

Kastellet, a house in Roskilde, Denmark, is the former home of the Danish author and satirist Gustav Wied.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Kastellet (Roskilde)”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

About Gustav Wied

Gustav Johannes Wied was a Danish writer. He was generally known as a satirical critic of society in his time and he deliberately used his writing talents to expose the establishment, bourgeoisie and ruling class. The government had him imprisoned for 14 days in 1882 for a short story published in a newspaper. Wied wrote novels, short stories, poems and plays.

From the Wikipedia article “Gustav Wied”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting

This building is recorded as a residence of the people listed; it may be privately owned and not open to the public. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.