Börstorp 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 ...

located at Börstorpsviken, a gulf of

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 ...

's largest lake

Vänern Vänern ( , , ) is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the European Union and the third-largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the sou ...

. The estate is known to have existed since the 14th century. Börstorp became a manor in 1625. The main stone building was built by Conrad Falkenberg and completed in 1646. It was later rebuilt in

neo-Gothic Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century ...

inspiration in the 1850s by Carl Leuhusen according to the drawings of architect Hjalmar Wijnblad.

References

External links

Börstorp Slott website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borstorp Manor houses in Sweden Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County Mariestad Municipality