Castle
Örbyhus Castle
🇸🇪 Sweden
Örbyhus Castle (Swedish: Örbyhus slott) is a castle in Tierp Municipality, Sweden. It lies some 12 kilometres east of European route E4, approximately halfway between Uppsala and Gävle.
Known since the 14th century, the estate was turned into a castle during the 15th century by Johan Kristensson Vasa, grandfather of Swedish king Gustav Vasa. The castle has been used as a prison, and its most well-known prisoner was king Eric XIV of Sweden, who died here in 1577.
Text adapted from “Örbyhus Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Örbyhus Castle ranks #1,530 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #36 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,014 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Uppsala, 39 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Örbyhus Castle?
Örbyhus Castle stands in Sweden, at 60.2°, 17.7092°.
How famous is Örbyhus Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,530 of 7,738 worldwide, and #36 in Sweden. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Örbyhus Castle?
Salsta Castle, about 17 km away.
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