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Ericsberg Castle
Ericsberg Palace is a palace in Sweden. It is situated outside Katrineholm in Katrineholm Municipality, Södermanland County. History The estate were the current Ericsberg Palace is situated is mentioned under the name ''Pintorp'' or ''Pinnatorp'' in 1508, when the nobleman Knut Nilsson of Bosgård sold it to lady Anna Karlsdotter, widow after Erik Eriksson Gyllenstierna the Younger. Through Anna, the estate belonged to the Gyllenstierna family until 1733. In the 17th-century, the current building was erected and the estate renamed Ericsberg by Beata von Yxkull after her spouse, Erik Karlsson Gyllenstierna. Beata von Yxkull managed the estate for many years during the absence and later the death of her spouse, and has been pointed out as one of the role models of the infamous '' Pintorpafrun''. During the 18th-century, Ericsberg was owned by David Henrik Hildebrand and his son David Gotthard Hildebrand, and from 1808, it has been owned by the Bonde family. The park is open to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |