Nääs Castle

Nääs Castle is a 17th-century mansion near Gothenburg, Sweden. It is situated by Sävelången Lake in Västergötland.

In the latter half of the 19th century, Nääs became known for its craft college, and for more than 50 years it was regarded as 'Sweden's window to the world'.

Nääs Castle is located on the Nääs Estate by Sävelången Lake in Västergötland, Sweden, east of Floda, Lerum Municipality, Skallsjö parish. Nääs Estate is widely renowned for its craft education during the late 19th century and the early 20th century.

The official spelling for geographical map productions is Näs (KML 1 kap. 4 §).

Text adapted from “Nääs Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nääs Castle ranks #3,253 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #84 of the 206 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 33% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,566 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Gothenburg, 28 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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