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Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle
Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle ( sv, Kulla Gunnarstorps slott) is a castle in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. Kulla Gunnarstorp is located near the Öresund between the villages Hittarp and Domsten, about 10 kilometers north of Helsingborg. History The property actually contains two castles on its grounds; the old castle was built in the 16th century by Skåne nobleman Jørgen Ottesen Brahe (1554-1601). In the 19th century a new one was built by Swedish Foreign Minister Baltzar von Platen (1804-1875). The old castle, originally called Gundestrup around 1500, once belonged to the family Parsberg. It passed in the mid-1500s to the Privy council member Jörgen Brahe through marriage. He built the old castle, which still exists on the estate. The castle was bought in 1639 by Rosenkrantz (noble family), Axel Eriksen Rosenkrantz of Glimmingehus and in 1775 it was sold to Count Gustaf Adolf Sparre, who built up a fine collection of paintings there. After his widow's dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingborg Municipality
Helsingborg Municipality (''Helsingborgs kommun'') is a municipality in Scania County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Helsingborg, which is Sweden's eighth largest city. The municipality had a population of 147,734 on January 1, 2019, and the metro has about 320,000 inhabitants. Between 1912 and 1971 the name of the town was officially spelled Hälsingborg (rather like the region of Hälsingland but unlike neighbouring Danish Helsingør and the Finnish capital Helsingfors (Helsinki)). The spelling was changed back to the older version when the present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''Town of Hälsingborg'' with four surrounding rural municipalities. Since the 1990s the municipality again styles itself ''Helsingborgs stad'' (''Town of Helsingborg''). This usage is only nominal and has no effect on the status of the municipality. Localities As of 2018, there were 16 urban areas the municipality. International relations Twin towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
