Vegeholm Castle ( sv, Vegeholms slott) is located in
Ängelholm Municipality in
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne ...
,
Sweden.
The castle is a three-story stone house with a high, split roof that lies around an almost quadratic yard. In two corners there are large, square towers. On both sides of the north facade there are two free laying long buildings.
History
Vegeholm was first built in the early 16th century and was burned in 1525. It was rebuilt again in 1530 by Danish nobleman Tyge Krabbe (1474-1541) who was Riksmarsk and commander at
Helsingborg
Helsingborg (, , , ) is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 113,816 (2020). Helsingborg is the cent ...
. It was owned by his family until 1663, when it was bought by
Gustaf Otto Stenbock
Count Gustaf Otto Stenbock (7 September 1614 – 24 September 1685) was a Swedish soldier and politician.
He was son of Friherre Gustav Eriksson Stenbock (1575–1629) and Countess Beata Margareta Brahe (1583–1645), born in Torpa, Länghem p ...
(1614–1685) who was governor general of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge. After his death it was first possessed by Olof Nilsson Engelholm and thereafter by Johan Cedercrantz. His
family
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owned Vegeholm until 1814 when it was thoroughly renovated.
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The manor changed owners several times in the 19th century.
In the early 20th century it was bought by
Wilhelmina and
Walther von Hallwyl who gave it as a gift to their daughter
Irma von Geijer and her husband
Wilhelm von Geijer and restored and renovated it. Vegeholm is still owned and inhibited by members of the
von Geijer family.
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
Castles in Skåne County
Manor houses in Sweden
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