Bäckaskog Castle () in
Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstad Municipality () is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad.
The present municipality was created in three steps during the last nationwide local government reform, and it ...
,
Scania
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, southern
Sweden
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, was originally a monastery built in the 13th century. It was transformed into a castle in the 16th century. The castle is located on the isthmus between
Ivö Lake (Scania's largest lake) and
Oppmanna Lake.
The monastery was closed down by the
Danish Crown in 1537 during the
Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major Theology, theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the p ...
. In 1584–1653, the noblemen
Henrik Ramel and his son Henrik Ramel Junior gave the castle its present appearance.
References
Bäckaskog Castle- Official site.
{{Catholic Church in Sweden
Castles in Skåne County
Tourist attractions in Skåne County
13th-century establishments in Scania
Kristianstad Municipality