Ölsboda Manor ( sv, Ölsboda herrgård) 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 held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with ...

and former noble residence located south of

Ölsboda Ölsboda is a village situated in Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 50 inhabitants in 2010. See also * Ölsboda Manor Ölsboda Manor ( sv, Ölsboda herrgård) is a manor house and former noble residence located south of ...

Degerfors Municipality Degerfors Municipality (''Degerfors kommun'') is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Degerfors. The northern part of the municipality was before 1925 part of Karlskoga Municipality, from which ...

Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly no ...

. It is the only

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in Degerfors Municipality.

Geography

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

Kilsbergen Kilsbergen is a low mountainous ridge that separates Närke from Värmland. It is the southernmost extension of the taiga in Scandinavia and shows a flora and fauna that are unusual for the latitude. There are several skiing and hiking facilitie ...

to the east.

History

Ölsboda Manor was built in the late 1820s by

Jeppe Strokirk Jeppe Strokirk (16 June 1789 – 16 February 1856) was a Swedish ironmaster. Life and work Jeppe Strokirk was born in Ölsboda on June 16, 1789. His parents were Elias and Anna Christina Strokirk (née Camitz). Strokirk inherited the Ölsbod ...

and architect

Fredrik Blom Fredrik Blom (24 January 1781 – 25 September 1853) was a Swedish officer, architect and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. Life Fredrik Blom was born in Karlskrona. His father was a compass maker journeyman. He began his career as ...

. The manor house's

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was inspired by the

Rosendal Palace Rosendal Palace ( sv, Rosendals slott) is a Swedish palace pavilion located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm. It was built between 1823 and 1827 for King Karl XIV Johan, the first Bernadotte King of Sweden. It was intended as a ...

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

ironwork Ironwork is any weapon, artwork, utensil, or architectural feature made of iron, especially one used for decoration. There are two main types of ironwork: wrought iron and cast iron. While the use of iron dates as far back as 4000BC, it was th ...

was established on the Lake Ölen by mayor Anders Sten. In 1772, the properties surrounding what is today Ölsboda Manor was bought by

Elias Strokirk Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

. 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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