Palace & château
Ekenäs Castle
🇸🇪 Sweden · 16th century
Ekenäs Castle (Ekenäs slott in Swedish) is a castle located outside Linköping in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland, Sweden. The present castle was built in the 17th century on top of the foundations of a medieval fortress from the 14th century. The lake surrounding the castle hill created a natural defense; however, this was drained in the late 19th century to create more arable land in the area.
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Ekenäs Castle ranks #2,032 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #49 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1560, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,526 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Linköping, 19 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Ekenäs Castle?
Ekenäs Castle stands in Sweden, at 58.38208°, 15.94597°.
When was Ekenäs Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1560. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ekenäs Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,032 of 7,738 worldwide, and #49 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 Ekenäs Castle?
Sturefors Castle, about 12 km away.
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