Sweden · 12th century
Västerås Castle ranks #3,577 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #101 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,550 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Västerås, 1 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Västerås Castle (Västerås slott) is situated at Västerås in the province of Västmanland, Sweden.
The castle was originally built during the 12th century and in 1540-1544 it was rebuilt. During the latter part of the 17th century, renovation work began under the direction of architect Mathias Spieler (ca. 1640–1691). In 1736, the castle was ravaged by fire. The castle was repaired and expanded in the mid-1740s with Carl Hårleman (1700–1753) as architect, and was completed in the 1750s. During the 1920s, restoration was carried out led by Västerås city architect Erik Hahr. In 1961, the County Administrative Board moved to a newly built country house which was renovated in 1965–66.
Text adapted from “Västerås Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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