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Vegeholm Castle
Vegeholm Castle ( sv, Vegeholms slott) is located in Ängelholm Municipality in Scania, Sweden. The castle is a three-story stone house with a high, split roof that lies around an almost quadratic yard. In two corners there are large, square towers. On both sides of the north facade there are two free laying long buildings. History Vegeholm was first built in the early 16th century and was burned in 1525. It was rebuilt again in 1530 by Danish nobleman Tyge Krabbe (1474-1541) who was Riksmarsk and commander at Helsingborg. It was owned by his family until 1663, when it was bought by Gustaf Otto Stenbock (1614–1685) who was governor general of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge. After his death it was first possessed by Olof Nilsson Engelholm and thereafter by Johan Cedercrantz. His Cedercrantz , family owned Vegeholm until 1814 when it was thoroughly renovated. The manor changed owners several times in the 19th century. In the early 20th century it was bought by Wilhelmina von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ängelholm Municipality
Ängelholm Municipality (''Ängelholms kommun'') is a municipality in Scania County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Ängelholm. In 1971 the ''City of Ängelholm'' was amalgamated with the rural municipalities ''Ausås'', ''Barkåkra'', ''Hjärnarp'' and ''Munka-Ljungby'', thus creating a municipality of unitary type. In 1974 a parish from the dissolved municipality ''Östra Ljungby'' was added. Ängelholm was until recently the home of a major airforce base. The base is now closed down and the premises taken over by the supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg. A notable landmark is the UFO memorial at Ängelholm. It is a model of a flying saucer, situated on a site where a UFO allegedly landed 18 May 1946. Localities There are 9 urban areas (also called a ''tätort'', or locality) in Ängelholm Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of 31 December 2005. The municipal seat is in bold chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
