Ölsboda Manor (, ) is a

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and former noble residence located south of

Ölsboda Ölsboda is a Urban areas of Sweden, village situated in Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 50 inhabitants in 2010. See also * Ölsboda Manor References

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, Sweden. It is the only

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in Degerfors Municipality. Ölsboda Manor is near Lake Ölen, southeast of Degerfors. It is bounded notionally by

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to the east.

History

Ölsboda Manor was built in the late 1820s by Jeppe Strokirk and architect

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. The manor house's vestibule was inspired by the

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, and the manor house was completed in 1828. In the 1660s, an

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was established on the Lake Ölen by mayor Anders Sten. In 1772, the properties surrounding what is today Ölsboda Manor was bought by . He had a manor house built at this location. The house panelling was painted red. It was not until the 1820s, that construction broke ground for the current manor house. According to some, the

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at Lake Ölen, close to Ölsboda Manor, was built by

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prisoners of war. Jeppe Strokirk inherited the property in 1811 and had a new building built. In the 1820s, construction broke ground for Ölsboda Manor and the building was completed in 1828. In 1936, Ölsboda Manor was acquired by a descendant of Jeppe Strokirk, Countess Ebba Hamilton (née Mörner). Ölsboda Manor is private property as of today, nor is it open to the public.

References

Bibliography

* Carlsson, Gunilla. (2001)
Tre herrgårdar - en jämförelse mellan Svartå, Ölsboda och Krontorp, Visnum.
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