Sweden · 16th century
Svenstorp Castle ranks #3,905 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #108 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1596, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Malmö, 26 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Svenstorp Castle (Swedish: Svenstorps slott) is a castle in Lund Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It was built in 1596 by Beate Huitfeldt, a powerful lady-in-waiting to the Danish King Christian IV. Her architect was Hans Steenwinkel.
In November 1676, the Danish king, Christian V, stayed at Svenstorp before the Battle of Lund. The night after the battle the Swedish king, Charles XI, whose troops had won the battle, stayed in the same room and the same bed.
Since 1723, the castle has been owned by the Gyllenkrok family. Today, Nils and Merrill Gyllenkrok and their family live at Svenstorp Castle.
Text adapted from “Svenstorp Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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