Castle
Rinkesta
🇸🇪 Sweden
Rinkesta Castle is a castle in Eskilstuna Municipality in Södermanland, Sweden. Rinkesta is located in Ärla parish south of Norrsjön and north of Sörsjön.
Rinkesta was withdrawn from the crown's possession in 1594 through a change to Privy Councillor (Kammarråd) Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1551-1597).
The main building was repaired after a fire in 1698. The current appearance was given to the castle during an extensive repair in 1775, during the ownership of Swedish Supreme Court marshal (Överstemarskalk) Thure Leonard Klinckowström (1735-1821) who acquired the estate in 1768.
Text adapted from “Rinkesta Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rinkesta ranks #5,879 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #176 of the 206 mapped in Sweden. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Västerås, 29 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Rinkesta?
Rinkesta stands in Sweden, at 59.35833°, 16.52167°.
How famous is Rinkesta?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,879 of 8,134 worldwide, and #176 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 Rinkesta?
Sundbyholm Castle, about 12 km away.
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