Näs Castle

Näs Castle (Swedish: Näs slottsruin) is the ruins of a former castle at Visingsö parish in Jönköping County, Sweden. The ruins are on the southern end of the island of Visingsö in the southern part of Lake Vättern.

The facility was built as a royal residence during the 12th century. It was constructed during the reign of King Sverker I of Sweden (1132–1156) or his son King Karl Sverkersson (c. 1130–1167) who resided in Näs Castle and was assassinated on the island of Visingsö by supporters of his successor King Knut Eriksson.

In 1318, the castle was pledged by King Birger Magnusson (1280–1321) to his brother-in-law King Eric VI of Denmark. The castle was burned down after fighting the same year while Birger was in exile.

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Näs Castle ranks #2,550 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #63 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,962 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Borås, 86 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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