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Brokind Castle

Sweden · 18th century

Founded
1731
Heritage status
individual listed building complex
Location
Linköping Municipality
Coordinates
58.21083°, 15.66222°
Links
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Brokind Castle in Sweden
Photo: Ulf Johansson. prosa.se · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Brokind Castle (Brokinds slott) is a manor house situated south of Linköping in Östergötland, Sweden.

Brokind was reportedly originally a village by the name Broo before becoming an estate, which belonged to the House of Bjälbo during the Middle Ages. Brokind was originally the site of a fortress with a tower. It belonged to Bo Jonsson (Grip) in the 14th-century, and then the Natt och Dag family until 1706. Between 1562 and 1586, it was managed by Baroness Margareta Grip (1538–1586).

From 1706 the estate has been owned by members of the Falkenberg family. The present building was built in 1727–1731 by Anna Maria Falkenberg and replaced the medieval castle that burned down in 1726. Its exterior was changed in 1838 according to the drawings of Abraham Bengtsson Nyström (1789-1849).

Text adapted from “Brokind Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Brokind Castle ranks #5,116 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #136 of the 212 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1731, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Linköping, 22 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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