Kristineberg Palace (''Kristinebergs Slott'') is located in Kristineberg district of

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, Sweden.

History

Kristineberg was built around 1750 for merchant Roland Schröder (1713–1773). The palace was surrounded by parks and the property included a great deal of the surrounding land. In 1864 the property was bought by the Swedish

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and additional construction on the palace was made. Stockholm City bought the land in 1921 and started building the Kristineberg district. Today part of the former palace is used as the site of Kristinebergsskolan primary school.

References

External links

Kristinebergsskolan website
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