Sweden · 18th century
Heby Castle ranks #4,570 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #129 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1778, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stockholm, 53 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Heby Castle is a manor house at Gnesta municipality in Södermanland, Sweden.
The estate extends its holdings between Lake Klämmingen and Nyckelsjön. The main building was built around 1780 according to drawings by architect Erik Palmstedt (1741-1803). It is on two floors and built of plastered brick in Gustavian style.
Text adapted from “Heby Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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