Sweden
20 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Torpa stenhus, 21 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Bohus Fortress — #683 of 9,079 worldwide — 58 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Näs Castle, founded c. 1200.
Every one of them stands in Sweden — the country page shows the full national picture.
21 km east · Castle
Torpa Castle is a well-preserved medieval building near lake Åsunden, in the county of Västra Götaland, southern Sweden.
58 km west · Ruin
Bohus Fortress lies in Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, north east from Hisingen where the Göta river splits into two branches (20 km north of Gothenburg).
53 km west · Palace & château
Gunnebo House is a mansion located outside Gothenburg, in Mölndal Municipality, Sweden.
59 km west · Fortress
Skansen Kronan is a redoubt on the hill Risåsberget, in the Haga district of Gothenburg, Sweden.
34 km west · Palace & château
Nääs Castle is a 17th-century mansion near Gothenburg, Sweden. It is situated by Sävelången Lake in Västergötland.
59 km north-west · Castle
Koberg Castle is a castle in Västergötland, Sweden. It was the residence of Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld and her husband Baron Niclas…
57 km west · Fortress
Skansen Lejonet, formally Westgötha Leijon, is a redoubt on the hill Gullberg in Gothenburg, Sweden, built in 1687–92 on the site of an earlier…
61 km south-west · Palace & château
Tjolöholm Castle is a country house in Halland, Sweden. It is located on a peninsula in the Kungsbacka Fjord on the Kattegat coast.
83 km west · Fortress
Carlsten is a stone fortress located at Marstrand, on the western coast of Sweden.
99 km north-east · Ruin
The ruins of Brahehus Castle are located 3 km outside of Gränna in Jönköping County in the province of Småland, Sweden.
80 km south-west · Fortress
Varberg Fortress is a former fortification in Varberg, Halland County, Sweden, which currently serves as a museum.
66 km west · Fortress
New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban…
86 km east · Ruin
Näs Castle is the ruins of a former castle at Visingsö parish in Jönköping County, Sweden.
62 km west · Ruin
Älvsborg, now generally known as Old Älvsborg or Älvsborg Castle to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval…
88 km north · Palace & château
Mariedal Castle is a manor house in Götene Municipality, Västergötland, Sweden.
98 km north-east · Palace & château
Almnäs slott is a château in the province of Västergötland, South-West Sweden, 5 km south of the town of Hjo.
79 km north-east · Palace & château
Kavlås Castle is a manor house in Hömbs parish in Tidaholm Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden.
90 km north-east · Ruin
Visingsborg is the name of a county and a castle on the eastern side of the island of Visingsö in Lake Vättern in Sweden.
61 km west · Ruin
Ragnhildsholmen is an islet that lies on the southern shore of the Nordre älv in Säve parish on Hisingen in Gothenburg municipality in Bohuslän,…
+ 1 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q26040.
The Castle Map atlas maps 20 landmarks (3 castles · 5 fortresses · 6 palaces & châteaux · 6 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Borås, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Torpa stenhus, a castle 21 km east of the city centre.
Bohus Fortress, ranked #683 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 58 km west from Borås.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Näs Castle, founded c. 1200 — 86 km east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Gothenburg (58 km) · Halmstad (116 km) · Linköping (175 km) · Helsingborg (187 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
