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From Fire to Half‑Timbered Beauty

The property is named after Cort Richter, who owned three small houses here until 1633. The houses were destroyed in the great fire that devastated Køge in 1633. The beautiful listed half‑timbered building seen today, with its lavish carvings, was built in 1644 and has been carefully preserved ever since.

Over the years, the property has housed a general store, tavern, haulage business, insurance company, travel agency, arts and crafts shop and more. Since 2017, the building has been home to Richters Ølstue, where visitors can enjoy the cosy historic atmosphere both indoors and outdoors.

Visit Richter’s Ølstue and step into history

The White Lady

Richter sold the plot in 1640 to the merchant Svend Poulsen, who built the beautiful house seen today. During the Swedish occupation from 1658–1660, he quartered Swedish soldiers here — among them a Swedish lieutenant who fell in love with Svend Poulsen’s daughter, Dorte.

The old farmstead is said to be regularly visited by the ghost known as “The White Lady.” It is told that she is Dorte, still searching for her Swedish beloved and therefore haunting the house. A former owner claims that the doors in the house burst open by themselves — even locked doors with newly replaced locks. Footsteps and many other strange sounds are also said to be heard.

Enjoy the historic atmosphere and see if it’s haunted

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