Sweden · 17th century
Rockelstad Castle ranks #2,697 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #66 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,512 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Västerås, 67 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Rockelstad Castle (Swedish: Rockelstad slott) is a neo-renaissance manor house in the municipality of Flen in Södermanland, Sweden. Rockelstad, together with Sparreholm and Vibyholm, are all estates situated on Lake Båven.
The old main building, dating from the 17th century, was rebuilt by Karl Sylvan in 1889 under the direction of architect Gustaf Lindgren (1863–1930). The main building, flanked by two round and two square towers, got its current appearance under Eric von Rosen (1879–1948) who owned the estate from 1900. The architect for the renovation was Ivar Tengbom (1878–1968). The large entrance hall at Rockelstad was completed in 1903. In the 1930s, the northern towers were rebuilt.
Text adapted from “Rockelstad Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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