Stora Sundby Castle

Stora Sundby Castle (Swedish: Stora Sundby slott) is a castle in Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden.

The architectural features of the castle resemble those of a calendar, four large towers symbolizing the seasons, twelve small towers symbolizing the months of the year, 52 rooms symbolizing the weeks of the year, and a window for each day of the year (365). The architect was Peter Frederick Robinson.

The castle was used as the filming location for The Royal Palace in the Swedish teen drama Young Royals.

Text adapted from “Stora Sundby Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stora Sundby Castle ranks #2,864 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #70 of the 206 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1570, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,770 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Västerås, 45 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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