Sävstaholm Castle (''Sävstaholms slott'') is a castle in
Vingåker Municipality
Vingåker Municipality (''Vingåkers kommun'') is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Södermanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vingåker.
The municipality has its present size since the local government ...
,
Södermanland County
Södermanland County ( sv, Södermanlands län) is a county or '' län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is t ...
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Sweden
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. the name is sometimes spelled Säfstaholm, which is according to old Swedish spelling rules.
History
The palace was built during 1666 by
Gustav Larsson Sparre (1625-1689), a Swedish baron, diplomat, and governor. Since 1968, it has been owned by
Vingåker Municipality
Vingåker Municipality (''Vingåkers kommun'') is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Södermanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vingåker.
The municipality has its present size since the local government ...
.
''Gustav Larsson Sparre'' (Nordisk familjebok)
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See also
*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
Other sources
*Furborg, Lars (1994) ''En konstepok på Säfstaholm 1797-1855'' (Vingåkers kommun)
External links
Säfstaholms slott
Castles in Södermanland County
1666 establishments in Sweden
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