Go on a crown hunt

With the body pass, you can also collect royal crowns with the names of the inns. Each inn has a brass badge with a royal crown and the name of the inn, and when visiting the inn you rub this into your body. That way, you can compete with your family and friends about who has visited the most royal crown inns. This little gimmick invites you to wonderful trips in beautiful Denmark, where the good stories and authentic experiences await you at the royal crown inns.

The inn pass can be bought at the inn for DKK 20.

Royally privileged inns

In 1198, the first inn in Denmark was royally privileged, and in 1283 it was inserted in the National Act that it was the king's task to ensure that in suitable places in Denmark there were places to eat and stay for road users. Later, many inns got a royally privileged owner and had to use the closed royal crown as a symbol of privilege. A privilege - a permit to hold an inn - was issued to a specific person, and the owner of the inn was royally privileged. The inn was to hang a sign with the town's coat of arms and had to use the closed royal crown as a symbol of privilege. The permit was not inherited and did not follow the inn. Each new innkeeper had to apply to have the privilege renewed. The inn was exclusively for the travelers, and the locals were not allowed to come there - the local farmers were not allowed to use the inn for drunkenness and waste of time, as it was called.

King Crown Crores

In 2013, the National Archives approached the royally privileged inns and demanded that the use of the closed royal crown be stopped. In a lawsuit, the inns lost the right to do so and were sentenced to pay fines and daily fines if they did not remove the closed royal crown. Minister of Culture Bertel Haarder intervened with an executive order in which the inns continued to use closed royal crowns under certain conditions. After this, 47 inns were approved to use the closed royal crown, and 35 inns founded the association "Royal crown inns in Denmark", which with the presentation of 23 royal crowns has published the body passport.   

Exciting history and Danish cultural heritage

Common to the royally privileged inns is that they each have an exciting history, read more about Hotel Årslev's history here:

www.aarslevkro.dk/om-hotellet/kroens-historie 

Many of the royal inns are housed in historic buildings that have been lovingly restored and have an authentic atmosphere. The innkeepers cherish and convey the Danish cultural heritage, and they are really proud of the status of their inn, where a previous owner has been royally privileged.   

Passports create synergy in the tourism industry

The inn passport, which was initially printed in 40.000 copies, creates great synergy between the royally privileged inns - the royal inn inns, where the inn guests can have the good historical and authentic experiences with the buzz of history in beautiful Denmark. Kropasset was developed by tourism consultant and island tourism ambassador Britta Leth, who in 2016 developed the island pass. The island pass is now printed for approx. 375.000 copies and a great success that markets the Danish islands. Britta Leth is proud that the royal crown inns have wanted to launch the new initiative - kropas, and that 23 inns have chosen to participate, and thus convey the Danish cultural heritage.