Koberg Castle (''Kobergs slott'') is a castle in
Västergötland
Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden.
Vä ...
, Sweden. It is the residence of
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla; born 2 June 1938) is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and ...
and her late husband
Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld
Baron Niels-August Otto Carl Nicolas Silfverschiöld (31 May 1934 – 11 April 2017) was a Swedish aristocrat and landowner. From 1964, he was the husband of Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, Princess Désirée of Sweden, third siste ...
.
Koberg is located near the lake Vanderydsvattnet, about 10 km south of
Trollhättan
Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ...
. The castle is a three-storey building of stone flanked by two solid domed round towers. The main building was restored in the style of
Neo - Renaissance architecture during the 1890s under design by Swedish architect
Fredrik Lilljekvist (1863-1932).
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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
Koberg website
Castles in Västra Götaland County
Trollhättan Municipality
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