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Malmö Castle

🇸🇪 Sweden · 15th century

Malmö Castle in Sweden
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Country
🇸🇪 Sweden
Type
Castle
Century
15th century
Founded
1434
Coordinates
55.605°, 12.9875°

Was built between 1526 and 1539 and is the oldest preserved Renaissance castle in the Nordic region. The castle was for five years (1568–1573) the prison of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Malmö Castle stands at 55.605°, 12.9875° in Sweden — one of 600 castles, fortresses and palaces charted in the Castlemap atlas.

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