Öster-Malma Castle is a Baroque-style manor house at
Nyköping Municipality
Nyköping Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city status in Sweden, city of Nyköping, which is containing a majority of the residents. Its southern t ...
in
Södermanland
Södermanland ( ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latinisation of names, Latinized form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden, historical province (or ) on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergà ...
,
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 ...
. It is situated on the shores of Lake Malmasjön.
History
Öster Malma was built in 1668 according to drawings by
Jean De la Vallée
Jean de la Vallée ( – 12 March 1696) was a Swedish architect.
Biography
Born in France, he was the son of architect Simon de la Vallée (–1642).
He made early trips in France and Italy where he studied the new baroque forms of architect ...
(1624-1696) during the ownership of Wilhelm Böös Drakenhielm (1624-1676) and Anna Maria Silfverstierna (1643–1697). Drakenhielm was a royal Chamberlain and Chief Customs Officer who also owned the estates Hanstavik and Stjärnholm in Södermanland.
Öster-Malma remained owned by members of the Drakenhielm family until 1738.
From 1900, the main building was renovated. After major refurbishment, Öster Malma hotel, restaurant & conference was inaugurated in 2003.
The castle has a surrounding wildlife park, which is open every month of the year except for September and is used as a nature preserve as well as an educational park.
The castle is currently owned by Svenska Jägareförbundet, known in English as the Swedish Hunters' Association (SHA).
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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
Öster-Malma website
Buildings and structures in Södermanland County
Nyköping Municipality
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