Sweden · 15th century
Malmö Castle (Swedish: Malmöhus or Malmöhus Slott) is a medieval castle located on Slottsholmen ("Castle islet") in Malmö, Sweden. It was built between 1526 and 1539 and is thus the oldest preserved Renaissance castle in the Nordic region. Malmö Castle is part of The Malmö Museum. It is owned by the Swedish state and managed by the National Property Board. It also houses the Malmö Art Museum. The Commandant's House (Kommendanthuset) and the Castle Mill (Slottsmöllan) are also located near the castle.
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Malmö Castle ranks #661 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1434, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,899 times in the last 60 days, more than 88% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Malmö, 3 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
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