Castle
Salsta Castle
🇸🇪 Sweden · 17th century
Salsta Castle (Swedish: Salsta slott), today a country house in Sweden, situated north of Vattholma, Uppsala Municipality, approximately 25 kilometers north of Uppsala, was originally a fortified castle on the site in the late 13th century. The estate has belonged to some of the most influential noble families in Sweden, including Oxenstierna, Bielke and Brahe. The present palace was erected in the French Baroque style in the 1670s for Nils Bielke the Younger, 1st Count Bielke af Åkerö and Imperial Count of Torgelow, incorporating elements from an earlier Renaissance castle, and designed and constructed by Mathias Spieler after an earlier design by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder.
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Salsta Castle ranks #251 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 196 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1675, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 422 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Salsta Castle?
Salsta Castle stands in Sweden, at 60.04528°, 17.73972°.
When was Salsta Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1675. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Salsta Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #251 of 6,412 worldwide, and #20 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 Salsta Castle?
Örbyhus Castle, about 17 km away.
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