Gärsnäs Castle ( sv, Gärsnäs slott) is a castle in
Simrishamn Municipality
Simrishamn Municipality ( sv, Simrishamns kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Simrishamn.
The creation of the present municipality took place during the last of the two nationwide mun ...
,
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne ...
, in southern
Sweden.
The castle is mentioned in the 14th-century, and was originally a fortress surrounded by a moat, owned by the Drefelt family. The present castle was built by the landowner Falk Lykke, who acquired it from the Drefelt family in 1630. In 1658, it was acquired by
Heinrich Rantzau. It was bought by the Swedish Baron Jöran Adlersteen in 1702 and inherited jointly by his three daughters, one of whom was
Christina Beata Dagström Christina Beata Dagström (1691–1754), was a Swedish baroness and glass works owner. She owned and managed the glass works '' Henrikstorps glasbruk'' from 1713 onward. She personally managed Henrikstorps glasbruk during the majority of its existen ...
, in 1713.
[Bolin, Sture: Olof J Dagström i Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (1931)] The castle is still privately owned.
See also
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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.
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Castles in Skåne County
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