Finspång Castle is situated in
Finspång
Finspång () is a locality and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 12,440 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
Finspång is a traditional industrial town. The first industries were established in 1580 when a Royal fact ...
, the province of
Östergötland
Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...
,
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 ...
. Work on the castle was begun in 1666, by
Louis De Geer (1587–1652)
Louis De Geer (17 November 1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Walloon-Swedish entrepreneur, banker, industrialist and slave trader, who was part of the prominent De Geer family. A pioneer of foreign direct investment in the early modern period, De G ...
. It is designed in the
Architecture of the Netherlands Classicist
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style by Dutch architect
Adriaan Dortsman
Adriaan Dortsman (1635, Vlissingen – 1682, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age architect of Amsterdam.
Biography
According to the RKD he moved to Amsterdam in 1667 and is known for drawings and architectural designs.[Louis Gerhard De Geer
Baron Louis Gerard De Geer af Finspång (18 July 181824 September 1896) was a Swedish statesman and writer. He was born at Finspång Castle in Risinge parish. He was a lawyer, and in 1855 became president of the Göta hovrätt, or lord justice ...]
(1818–1896) a Swedish statesman and writer; 1st
Prime Minister of Sweden
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References
Castles in Östergötland County
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