Alkvettern Manor ( sv, Alkvetterns herrgård, ) is a

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...

at lake Alkvettern in Bjurtjärn,

Storfors Municipality Storfors Municipality (''Storfors kommun'') is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Storfors, which has approximately 2,500 inhabitants. The first local government unit named Storfors was ...

Värmland County Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince Carl P ...

. It is located near Kyrksten, southeast of

Storfors Storfors is a locality and the seat of Storfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 2,337 inhabitants in 2010. Storfors specialises in the manufacturing of heavy wall pipes in standard and special grades for large project business in the ...

and 13 km (8 mi) northwest of

Karlskoga Karlskoga () is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. Located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population of 27,386 distributed over 10.55 square miles (27. ...

. The manor has served as residence for members of several notable Swedish families, for instance the af Geijerstam, Mitander and Linroth families.

History

Alkvetterns herrgård enligt P Piscator 1780

The current-standing manor house was completed in the 17th century, and it traces its history to the 13th century. The estate, acquired by Karin Nilsdotter

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 f ...

at the end of the 16th century, was inherited by her daughter Brita Eriksdotter Gyllenstjärna in 1596. The current-standing white-colored manor house was rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century by Johan Henrik af Geijerstam. The manor house is currently the only

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in Storfors Municipality, and it is currently privately owned.

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Official website
Manor houses in Sweden Buildings and structures in Storfors Municipality {{Storfors-stub Listed buildings in Sweden Geijer family residences

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