Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle ( sv, Kulla Gunnarstorps slott) is a castle in
Helsingborg Municipality
Helsingborg Municipality (''Helsingborgs kommun'') is a municipality in Scania County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Helsingborg, which is Sweden's eighth largest city. The municipality had a population of
147,734 on January 1, 201 ...
,
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conte ...
, in southern
Sweden
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. Kulla Gunnarstorp is located near the
Öresund between the villages
Hittarp
Hittarp is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
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and
Domsten
Domsten is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
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, about 10 kilometers north of
Helsingborg.
History
The property actually contains two castles on its grounds; the old castle was built in the 16th century by Skåne nobleman Jørgen Ottesen Brahe (1554-1601). In the 19th century a new one was built by Swedish Foreign Minister Baltzar von Platen (1804-1875).
The old castle, originally called Gundestrup around 1500, once belonged to the family Parsberg. It passed in the mid-1500s to the Privy council member Jörgen Brahe through marriage. He built the old castle, which still exists on the estate. The castle was bought in 1639 by
Axel Eriksen Rosenkrantz of
Glimmingehus
Glimmingehus is a medieval era castle located at Simrishamn Municipality, Scania in southern Sweden. It is the best preserved medieval stronghold in Scandinavia. It was built 1499–1506, during an era when Scania formed a vital part of Denmark, ...
and in 1775 it was sold to
Count Gustaf Adolf Sparre, who built up a fine collection of paintings there. After his widow's death it passed to their grandson
Gustav Adolf Frederick De la Gardie, and after his death, to his son Jacob de la Gardie. He sold the estate with its collection in 1837 to Carl De Geer of Leufsta. After Count De Geer's death in 1861 his son Baltzar von Platen (1804-1875) inherited it, who built the new castle, designed by Danish architect Christian Zwingmann (1827 -1891). Then the estate passed to his daughter Elisabeth von Platen, who married Axel Wachtmeister and later lived at
Wanås Castle
Wanås Castle (; sv, Wanås slott) is an estate in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is situated to the west of Knislinge, approximately north of Kristianstad.
Wanås exhibitions
Since 1987, contemporary art with a fo ...
in
Östra Göinge. The property remained in the Wachtmeister family name until 1978, when the current owner Gustav Trolle inherited the estate from his mother, Charlotte (née Wachtmeister).
Kulla Gunnarstorp has traditionally supported Allerums Church (''Allerums Kyrka''), as the estate is located in the Allerum parish, although
Vikens Church (''Vikens kyrka'') also has occasionally received patronage.
The
Kulla Gunnarstorp mill is also a historical landmark outside
Hittarp
Hittarp is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, 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 Sw ...
.
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
Kulla Gunnarstorp website
Castles in Skåne County
Castles in the Øresund Region
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