Görväln House (; ) is a manor house at

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, Sweden. Görväln House is located at Görväln, a bay of lake

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. The manor is now owned by Järfälla Municipality and since 2008 has been used as a hotel and restaurant.

History

Görväln House is documented from the 1460s, when it was two

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s, owned by the

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. After the

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in 1520, Görväln became a Crown Property ('' kronohemman''), owned by King

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until 1571, when Johan III gave it to the Italian nobleman Antonius de Palma and his family. From 1605–61 Görvälns was owned by the Swedish noble family Bjelke. During the Bjelke era the main building was lower on the connector than presently. During Count Adolph John I's years as owner, a new main building was built. Görväln House was the location for the 2011 season of the SVT show

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References

External links

Görvälns Slott website
Buildings and structures in Stockholm County Manor houses in Sweden {{Sweden-struct-stub