Vittskövle Castle

Vittskövle Castle (Swedish: Vittskövle slott also Widtskövle slott) is an estate in Kristianstad Municipality, Scania, Sweden. It has one of the best-preserved Renaissance castles in the Nordic countries.

During the late Middle Ages, the estate belonged to the Archbishop of Lund. The main house was erected by Jens Brahe (ca 1500–1560) in the 16th century as a defence structure. It was completed in 1577. In the 18th century, the northwest tower was damaged by fire, and the spire was rebuilt in a romantic medieval style. The park and gardens were mainly built by Adolf Fredrik Barnekow (1744–87).

In the early 19th century, the castle was redecorated with murals and ceiling paintings by the Swedish artist Christian Laurentius Gernandt (1765–1825). Vittskövle has been owned by members of the Stjernswärd family since 1837.

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Vittskövle Castle ranks #1,788 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1577, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,270 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kristianstad, 18 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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