In 1722, the Reventlow family took over the Brahetrolleborg Barony. At that time, the estate owner possessed the whole parish and parts of the neighboring parishes. In 1775, Johan Ludvig Reventlow took over Brahetrolleborg, which he revolutionised in all sorts of ways over the next 26 years, for example compulsory schooling in his own newly built schools, replacement of farms, inheritance for peasants, and much more. During the years when Johan Ludvig Reventlow outsourced farms and built houses, the poet Jens Baggesen and countess Sybille Reventlow rode through the parish, naming farms and estates. In the area around the inn, the plots were given Greek names such as Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.

However, when the first buildings were erected in the 1780s, an inn was not what they had in mind, but rather a boarding and reform school for orphaned boys from Copenhagen. When
Bernstorffsminde teaching college north of Brahetrolleborg was built, where Bernstorffsminde 4 boarding school is located today, the boys moved as well so student teachers had pupils with which to practice their studies.

Afterwards the buildings were used as a spinning school for widows and single mothers in order for them to make their own money rather than begging.

By the time of the count’s death, the buildings were sold at public auction to Simon Hempel Ploug, who was a merchant’s son in Faaborg. He renovated the buildings and was granted  permission to run Korinth Kro as an inn in November 1801. In the ensuing centuries, several proprietors have run Korinth Kro, but in 2009 it came to an end. After various attempts at selling the buildings, it was decided to demolish them in 2016.

A local group of citizens started negotiating the take over of the inn with Faaborg-Midtfyn council, who was the owner at the time. After a legal tussle, the ownership was transferred to the non-profit organization, Korinth Kro Association. The association has been working ever since at saving the buildings, which are part of our beautiful cultural heritage and worthy of preservation.
Since the acquisition, the association has worked to safeguard and save the old buildings. In 2019, the red tape could be cut, and the annex opened with the first 11 rooms, which have been frequently used since then.

In 2021 the banquet room, ‘Borgersalen’, was opened, and today it is possible to host parties at the old inn again.

The association continues its work and hopes to be able to save the entire building stock of 1,966 m2.