Gripsholm Castle

Gripsholm Castle (Swedish: Gripsholms slott) is a castle in Mariefred, Södermanland, Sweden. It is located by Lake Mälaren in south central Sweden, in the municipality of Strängnäs, about 60 km west of Stockholm. Since Gustav I Vasa, Gripsholm has belonged to the Swedish royal family and was used as one of their residences until the 18th century. It is now a museum, but is still considered to be a palace at the disposal of the King and as such it is part of the Crown palaces in Sweden.

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Gripsholm Castle ranks #197 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1537, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 15,508 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stockholm, 49 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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