Sturefors Castle

Sturefors Castle is situated outside Linköping, by lake Ärlången, the province of Östergötland, Sweden. It is owned by Count Bielke and is not open to the public.

The first castle was constructed by riksråd nobleman Ture Bielke (1548–1600) in the 16th century. Only the north wing remains of this building. The present castle was constructed in 1704 by Carl Piper as a dower for his spouse Christina Piper. It was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. After the death of Christina Piper in 1752, it was inherited by her grandson Nils Adam Bielke, and has since then belonged to the Bielke family.

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Sturefors Castle ranks #3,059 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #81 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1707, it is older than 22% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,229 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Linköping, 13 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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