Sövdeborg Castle () is a castle in

Sjöbo Municipality Sjöbo Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Sjöbo. The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former market town (''köping'') ''Sjöbo'' was ...

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 ...

, in southern

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. Out of approximately 200 castles in Scania, this is one of about 25 which allows public visitors. The inside of the castle is decorated with stuccos and an oak ceiling carved in cartilage baroque.

History

Frederik Lange acquired the estate from the crown in 1587 and in 1597, he erected a castle. After he died in 1614, his son sold the castle to Danish nobleman Tage Ottesen Thott (1580–1658). His son Otte Thagesen Thott (1607-1656) completed the building plans and rebuilding the castle into a Renaissance castle in 1642. In 1676, Thott sold it to Swedish Governor General

Rutger von Ascheberg Count Rutger von Ascheberg (2 June 1621 – 17 April 1693), also known as Roger von Ascheberg was a Sweden, Swedish soldier born in Courland, an officer and civil servant who served as Lieutenant General in 1670, General in 1674, Swedish Field Mar ...

(1621–1693). The estate was owned by the Ascheberg family until 1735 when Johan August Meijerfeldt (1664–1749) bought it. In 1788, it was purchased by Swedish Count Carl Gustaf Piper (1737-1803). Lieutenant Erik Carl Piper (1807-1849) became the owner of the castle in 1833. In the 1840s, he hired architect Carl Georg Brunius (1792-1869) and under his leadership a thorough restoration of the castle took place.

References

Castles in Skåne County Museums in Skåne County Sjöbo Municipality 16th-century establishments in Scania {{Sweden-museum-stub