Sweden · 13th century
Skanörs borg ranks #7,914 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #204 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1225, it is older than 73% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Malmö, 20 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Skanörs borg was a castle that lay in medieval Skanör in the present-day municipality of Vellinge in Skåne. Today's ruins, which lie north of Skanör church, consist of a ruin mound, low wall remains and moats. The castle was erected in the 1220s and demolished at the end of the 18th century.
Machine-translated from “Skanörs borg” on the Swedish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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