Sweden · 17th century
Öster-Malma Castle ranks #5,907 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #165 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1668, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stockholm, 67 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Öster-Malma Castle is a Baroque-style manor house at Nyköping Municipality in Södermanland, Sweden. It is situated on the shores of Lake Malmasjön.
Öster Malma was built in 1668 according to drawings by Jean De la Vallée (1624-1696) during the ownership of Wilhelm Böös Drakenhielm (1624-1676) and Anna Maria Silfverstierna (1643–1697). Drakenhielm was a royal Chamberlain and Chief Customs Officer who also owned the estates Hanstavik and Stjärnholm in Södermanland.
Öster-Malma remained owned by members of the Drakenhielm family until 1738.
From 1900, the main building was renovated. After major refurbishment, Öster Malma hotel, restaurant & conference was inaugurated in 2003.
The castle has a surrounding wildlife park, which is open every month of the year except for September and is used as a nature preserve as well as an educational park.
The castle is currently owned by Svenska Jägareförbundet, known in English as the Swedish Hunters' Association (SHA).
Text adapted from “Öster-Malma Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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