The most famous castle in Sweden is Stockholm Palace, ranked #109 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Drottningholm Palace and Gripsholm Castle.
The Castlemap atlas charts 86 castles, 21 fortresses, 64 palaces & châteaux and 34 ruins in Sweden. They span more than 19 centuries — from Torsburgen (founded c. 50) to Näsbyholm Castle (1957). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Sweden.
Map of castles in Sweden
On the map they cluster thickest around Stockholm — 72 within a 100 km day trip, then Västerås (67) and Uppsala (64). The northernmost is Boden Fortress, the southernmost Trelleborg ring fort — about 1,245 km apart.
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Stockholm · Castles near Malmö · Castles near Helsingborg · Castles near Uppsala · Castles near Västerås · Castles near Gothenburg — and 5 more in the city index.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 205 landmarks mapped in Sweden, 170 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 17th century — 51 of them. 37 predate 1500 and 50 were built after 1700.
