Sofiero Palace

Sofiero Palace, or just Sofiero (Swedish: "Sofiero slott", or just "Sofiero"), in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, was one of the Swedish royal family's country mansions, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Helsingborg. It was originally a Scanian farm called Skabelycke, bought in 1864 by Prince Oscar of Sweden and his wife Sophia of Nassau. The first one-story palace was completed in 1865. It was expanded to its current size between 1874 and 1876, after Prince Oscar had been crowned King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway.

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Sofiero Palace ranks #935 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1876, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,510 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Helsingborg, 6 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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