Sparreholm Castle () is a
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
in
Flen Municipality
Flen Municipality () is a municipality in central Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Flen.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''City of Flen'' (instituted in 194 ...
,
Södermanland County
Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. The estate is located on Lake
Båven
Båven () is a lake in the municipalities of Flen, Gnesta, and Nyköping in Södermanland, Sweden. The lake is characterized by branches and many islands, with over 500 km of shoreline. Around Båven there are a number of estates and manors ...
just outside the community of Sparreholm in Hyltinge parish.
History
The main house received its current appearance in the 1890s, according to drawings by architect Johan August Westerberg (1836-1900). At the manor, there are conference facilities and a café. The Sparreholm automobile museum is located in a separate hall east of the manor. South of the manor, in the former carriage house, is a large collection of jukeboxes. On the ground floor of the building is the bicycle museum.
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See also
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List of castles in Sweden
This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden.
In the Swedish language the word ''slott'' is used for both castles, châteaux and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortresses.
A–B
C–E
F–H
I–L
M–P
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References
External links
Sparreholms slott, museer & hästcenter website Buildings and structures in Södermanland County
Flen Municipality
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