Helliden Castle (''Hellidens slott'') is a manor house at

Tidaholm Municipality Tidaholm Municipality (''Tidaholms kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Tidaholm. The municipality is located on the banks of the river Tidan. In the early 1970s a nationw ...

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...

, Sweden. Today it is the site of Helliden Folk High School (''Hellidens Folkhögskola'').

History

Helliden was built in 1858 by Hans Henrik von Essen (1820–1894). von Essen was owner and operator of Tidaholms bruk which operated the manufacture of wagons and agricultural implements. From 1856 to 1866, he was CEO of the steel and forest industry company Hellefors Bruk. In 1868, he was involved in the formation of Tändsticksfabrik AB Vulcan in Tidaholm.

References

External links

Hellidens Folkhögskola website
Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County {{Sweden-castle-stub