Sweden · 18th century
Björnstorp Castle ranks #4,593 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #131 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1752, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Malmö, 26 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Björnstorp Castle (Swedish: Björnstorp slott) is a manor building in Lund Municipality, Scania, Sweden. It was built in 1752 and reshaped in 1860–1880, with its final appearance set in 1868, by architect Helgo Zettervall (1831–1907).
Björnstorp is mentioned in 1568, when it was granted to Mikkel Pedersen Gönge from the crown. After this, it was owned by various members of the local Danish nobility. In 1725, the estate was acquired by the Swedish countess Christina Piper (1673–1752). At that time only a smaller property, she enlarged it into a manor estate: the present manor building is from 1752. In 1754, the daughter of Christina Piper, Hedvig Maria Sture, sold it to baron Fredrik Gustav Gyllenkrok of Svenstorp, and it has since then been owned by the Gyllenkrok family. Between 1780 and 1799, it was the home of the artist Charlotta Cederström (1760–1832) married to Baron Axel Ture Gyllenkrok. Björnstorp was redecorated to its present exterior by Helgo Zettervall in 1868.
Text adapted from “Björnstorp Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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