Formerly the inn was known as a bargeman s inn because the Gudenå used to be the most important transport route through mid-Jutland. The cargoes were transported in large barges, which were drawn by men and horses following the bargeman s path along the river. Close to Kongensbro a so-called Swot Pejer is preserved. It is a black-tarred oak pole, which stood at the place where the river swung. To prevent the barges from being drawn into the riverbank, the men had to make a bent pull and this was achieved by putting the rope around the pole.

Today Kongensbro Kro is a modern highway inn with up-to-date rooms, all of which with a view of the inn s garden and the Gudenå, cosy premises for parties and meetings, a restaurant and a room with an open fireplace. 

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You feel at ease in the inn s 15 double rooms all of which have a beautiful view over the inn s garden and the Gudenå. All the rooms have recently been renovated with flat-screen TV and all conveniences. The inn offers among other things weekend stays, gourmet stays, golf holidays, canoe holidays and mini holidays. The many mid-Jutland and east-Jutland sights, e.g. in Aarhus and Silkeborg, are not far away, and the inn offers package holidays with admission tickets Randers Regnskov (rain forest).