Castle
Tosterup Castle
🇸🇪 Sweden · 14th century
Tosterup Castle (Swedish: Tosterups slott) is a castle in Tomelilla Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Ystad.
Owners have included Jörgen Tygesen Brahe, Otte Tygesen Brahe, Rutger von Ascheberg, Margareta von Ascheberg, Eric Ruuth, Johan Sparre af Söfdeborg, and Carl August Ehrensvärd.
Text adapted from “Tosterup Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tosterup Castle ranks #4,012 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #111 of the 206 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kristianstad, 61 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Tosterup Castle?
Tosterup Castle stands in Sweden, at 55.48°, 13.98639°.
When was Tosterup Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1400. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Tosterup Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,012 of 8,133 worldwide, and #111 in Sweden. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Tosterup Castle?
Bollerup, about 4 km away.
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