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Salsta Castle
Salsta Castle is a country house in Sweden, situated north of Vattholma, Uppsala Municipality, approximately 25 kilometers north of Uppsala. A fortified castle was already present on the site in the late 13th century, and the estate has belonged to some of the most influential noble families in Sweden, notably Oxenstierna, Bielke and Brahe. The present baroque palace was erected in the French Baroque style in the 1670s for Nils Bielke the Younger, 1st Count Bielke af Åkerö and Imperial Count of Torgelow, incorporating elements from an earlier Renaissance castle, and designed and constructed by Mathias Spieler after an earlier design by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. See also *List of castles in Sweden This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden. In the Swedish language the word '' slott'' is used for both castles, châteaus and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortresses. A-B C-E F-H I-L M-P R- ... Castles in Uppsala County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uppsala Municipality
Uppsala Municipality (''Uppsala kommun'') is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Uppsala has a population of 211,411 (2016-06-30). Its seat is located in the university city of Uppsala. Uppsala Municipality was created through amalgamations taking place during the late sixties and the early seventies. There are about thirty original local government units combined in the present municipality. A split took place in 2003, when Knivsta Municipality was formed. Towns and villages By population: * Uppsala (seat) * Sävja * Storvreta * Björklinge * Bälinge * Vattholma * Vänge * Lövstalöt * Almunge * Länna * Skyttorp * Ytternäs och Vreta * Knutby * Gåvsta * Järlåsa * Gunsta * Skölsta * Ramstalund * Håga * Vårdsätra * Skoby * Läby * Blackstalund Economy Largest operating companies in Uppsala: * Erasteel, metallurgy * Cytiva, biotechnology * Upplands Motor, car dealership * Beijer Alma, technology * Fresenius K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uppsala County
Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or ''län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. Province ''For History, Geography and Culture see: Uppland'' The northern parts of the province of Uppland encompasses Uppsala County. Administration The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, promote its development, establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Uppsala Governors. Politics The County Council of Uppsala or ''Region Uppsala'' (previously ''Landstinget i Uppsala län''), which is appointed by the electorate of the county, is primarily responsible for health ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vattholma
Vattholma is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 1,427 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Uppsala Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxenstierna
Oxenstierna ( , ) is a Swedish noble family, originally from Småland in southern Sweden which can be traced up to the middle of the 14th century. The Oxenstierna family held vast estates in Södermanland and Uppland during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. In the 15th century, the family at times held the position of Regent of Sweden during the turbulent civil wars of the Kalmar Union. The family began to adopt its armorial designation of Oxenstierna as a personal surname towards the end of the 16th century. In the case of earlier members of the family, the surname has been retroactively applied by historians. Notable Oxenstierna family members Several members of the family, most notably the influential Lord High Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna, rose to prominence, high political office and titles during the age of the Swedish Empire in the 17th century. The family's most notable members include the following (in chronological order): * Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna) the El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bielke
Bielke is the name of an ancient and powerful Swedish noble family, originally from Småland. History The family was wirst mentioned in the 13th century. It is the second-oldest such family still in existence after Natt och Dag. The comital family branch, descended from the first Count Nils Bielke af Åkerö (1644–1716), is still extant, while the baronial branch became extinct in the male line with the death of Johan Ture Bielke in 1792.Carlsson, G. (1924), Bielke, släkt' in the ''Dictionary of Swedish National Biography''. Members of the family include: *Ture Turesson (Bielke) (1425–1489/1490), Swedish Privy Councillor, Lord High Constable * Erik Turesson (Bielke) (d. 1511), Swedish Privy Councillor, Castellan of Vyborg Castle *Anna Eriksdotter (Bielke) (1490–1525), Swedish noblewoman and acting castellan of Kalmar Castle, daughter of Erik Turesson *Gunilla Bielke (1568–1597), Queen of Sweden, consort of King John III of Sweden *Nils Bielke (1644–1716), Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahe
Brahe (originally ''Bragde'') is the name of two closely related Scanian noble families who were influential in both Danish and Swedish history. Danish family The first member of the family using the name Brahe is speculated to have been Verner Braghde from Halland.'' Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entry "Brahe", 2004.'' Better documented is Peder Axelsen Brahe, who appears in late 14th century records. He had two sons, Thorkild and . The Danish branch descended from Axel, and the Swedish branch descended from Thorkild's daughter, .'' Svensk Uppslagsbok'' (Malmö. 1939) * Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (1515–1565): holder of a seignory * Otte Brahe (1517–1571): nobleman, governor and member of the , brother of Jørgen Thygesen ** Tycho Brahe (1546–1601): nobleman, astronomer, astrologer and alchemist, son of Otte, raised by Jørgen Thygesen ** Steen Ottesen Brahe (1547–1620), landowner, member of the and chamberlain to Anne of Denmark (queen consort to James VI an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Bielke
Count Nils Bielke (7 February 1644 in Stockholm – 26 November 1716) was a member of the High Council of Sweden, military and politician. Born the eldest son of Baron Ture Nilsson Bielke, who died in 1648, Queen Christina granted the young boy the barony of Korpo in the archipelago of Finland Proper in 1649.Bielke, Nils Turesson , '''', 1906 He married countess Eva Horn, one of the heiresses of the sonless field marshal Count Gustav Horn af Björneborg. Nils Bielke entered the service of the Swedish Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Count
Imperial Count (german: Reichsgraf) was a title in the Holy Roman Empire. In the medieval era, it was used exclusively to designate the holder of an imperial county, that is, a fief held directly ( immediately) from the emperor, rather than from a prince who was a vassal of the emperor or of another sovereign, such as a duke or prince-elector. These imperial counts sat on one of the four "benches" of ''Counts'', whereat each exercised a fractional vote in the Imperial Diet until 1806. In the post–Middle Ages era, anyone granted the title of ''Count'' by the emperor in his specific capacity as ruler of the Holy Roman Empire (rather than, e.g. as ruler of Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, the Spanish Netherlands, etc.) became, ''ipso facto'', an "Imperial Count" (''Reichsgraf''), whether he reigned over an immediate county or not. Origins In the Merovingian and Franconian Empire, a ''Graf'' ("Count") was an official who exercised the royal prerogatives in an administrative distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torgelow
Torgelow () is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in north-eastern Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 12 km south of Ueckermünde, and 41 km northwest of Szczecin, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous .... Torgelow was ranked a city on 4 May 1945. References Vorpommern-Greifswald Populated places established in the 1270s Duchy of Pomerania Swedish Pomerania {{VorpommernGreifswald-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Spieler
Mathias Spihler (c. 1640 – February 1691) was a Swedish architect and master builder of German descent. Biography Spihler was born at Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. He aided Jean de la Vallée in the design and construction of Katarina Kyrka (Catherine Church) as technical superintendent at the church in 1671. Spihler also built the Van der Nootska Palace between 1671 and 1672. In the latter half of the 17th century, Marshal of the Realm of Sweden Johan Gabriel Stenbock (1640-1705) brought the Sjööe state in the parish of Holm in Enköping. Together with Mathias Spieler and architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder Nicodemus Tessin the Elder () (7 December 1615 in Stralsund – 24 May 1681 in Stockholm) was an important Swedish architect. Biography Nicodemus Tessin was born in Stralsund in Pomerania and came to Sweden as a young man. There he met and wor ... (1615-1681), Stenbock built Sjöö Castle on his estate. The construction work lasted from 1669 until 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
