Johannishus Castle ( sv, Johannishus slott) is a castlelike
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 ...
in
Ronneby Municipality
Ronneby Municipality (''Ronneby kommun'') is a municipality in Blekinge County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. It borders to Tingsryd Municipality, Emmaboda Municipality, Karlskrona Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality. The town of Ronne ...
,
Blekinge County
Blekinge County ( sv, Blekinge län) is a county or '' län'' in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona. It is the smallest of the present administrative countie ...
,
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 ...
. The town of
Johannishus is located a few kilometers south of the estate.
History
The manor was founded around 1670-1680 by
Hans Wachtmeister
Hans Wachtmeister af Johannishus, ( – ) was admiral general of the Swedish Navy and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden and King Charles XII of Sweden. He served in the Scanian War of 1675–1679 and during the following twenty years of p ...
(1641-1714), Admiral general of the
Swedish Royal Navy
The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps ().
In Swedish, vessels of ...
.
The main building was completed in 1779 under the ownership of Count
Fredrik Georg Hans Carl Wachtmeister (1720–1792). It was designed by architect
Carl Fredric Adelcrantz (1716-1796).
The estate in now managed by Johannishus Gods which conducts forestry, agriculture and game management on the property.
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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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References
External links
Johannishus Gods website Buildings and structures in Blekinge County
Manor houses in Sweden
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