Sweden · 13th century
Hörningsholm Castle ranks #3,099 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,425 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stockholm, 39 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Hörningsholm Castle (Swedish: Hörningsholms slott) is a manor house and former castle in Sweden. It is located on a cliff by an inlet of the Baltic Sea some kilometres from Södertälje. The castle was most probably built by the Sture family during the late 15th and early 16th century, was burnt to the ground by Russian troops in 1719 and rebuilt in its present shape by architect Carl Hårleman. It was renovated in 1919–20 by architect Ivar Tengbom.
Text adapted from “Hörningsholm Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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