Palace & château
Almnäs Castle
🇸🇪 Sweden · 18th century
Almnäs slott is a château in the province of Västergötland, South-West Sweden, 5 km south of the town of Hjo.
The mansion was built in 1773-1776 by the General Wolter Reinhold Stackelberg. It is situated at a cove of a lake and is surrounded by notable park.
Later the property belonged to the families Sparre, Bielke, Horn, Ehrensten and others. It was purchased in 1859 by Gustaf Sparre, first speaker at the Swedish Parliament, and in 1898 by Baroness Marika Dickson from Gothenburg. Almnäs is not open to the public.
Text adapted from “Almnäs Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Almnäs Castle ranks #4,178 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #119 of the 206 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1776, it is older than 15% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Linköping, 81 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Almnäs Castle?
Almnäs Castle stands in Sweden, at 58.24778°, 14.26472°.
When was Almnäs Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1776. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Almnäs Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,178 of 8,133 worldwide, and #119 in Sweden. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Almnäs Castle?
Kavlås Castle, about 23 km away.
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