This is a list of castles in
Scania
Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ...
, most of which were originally built between 1100 and 1600 while Scania was a
Danish province. Since 1658, Scania has been a
historic province of
Sweden
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. Many of the castles were built or rebuilt in the 16th century and remodelled in the 19th century, often in Dutch
Renaissance
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style.
Alphabetical order
Castles and abbeys
Castle ruins
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Gladsaxehus
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Lillö Ruin
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Lindholmen Castle
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MÃ¥nstorp Gables
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Uraniborg
Uraniborg was an astronomical observatory and alchemy laboratory established and operated by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It was the first custom-built observatory in modern Europe, and the last to be built without a telescope as its pr ...
Ordered by municipality
See also
List of castles in Sweden
Gallery of Scanian castles
Image:Swedish castle Björnstorp.jpg, Björnstorp Castle
Image:Swedish castle Börringekloster.jpg, Börringe Abbey
Image:Bosjökloster, Skåne, Sweden.jpg, Bosjö Abbey
Image:Charlottenlund 2.JPG, Charlottenlund Castle
Image:Hjularöd.jpg, Hjularöd Castle
Image:Häckeberga slott.JPG, Häckeberga Castle
Image:Swedish castle Högestad.jpg, Högestad Castle
Image:Jordberga slott.JPG , Jordberga Castle
Image:Swedish castle Klågerup.jpg, Klågerup Castle
Image:Swedish castle Kulla Gunnarstorp.JPG, Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle
Image:Lillö borgruin.jpg , Lillö Ruin
Image:Lindholmens borgruin.jpg, Lindholmen Castle
Image:Swedish castle Örenäs.JPG, Örenäs Castle
Image:Swedish castle Össjö.jpg, Össjö Castle
Image:Swedish castle Osbyholm.jpg, Osbyholm Castle
Image:Swedish castle Rönneholm.jpg, Rönneholm Castle
Image:Swedish castle Rosendal, Helsingborg.jpg, Rosendal Castle, Helsingborg
Image:Swedish castle Skabersjö.jpg, Skabersjö Castle
Image:Swedish castle Vrams Gunnarstorp.jpg, Vrams Gunnarstorp Castle
Image:Vanås.jpg, Wanås Castle
External links
Skånska slott - Scanian castles- Web portal by Gröna Nyckeln, Simrishamn, Scania
*Jönsson, Lars
Archeological report (in Swedish)
*Ã…kesson, Sylve
''Castles and manor-seats in Scania''.
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Scania
Architecture in Sweden
Skane
Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, cr ...
Lists of buildings and structures in Sweden