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Rockelstad Castle () is a
Rockelstad Slott website
Buildings and structures in Södermanland County {{Sweden-castle-stub
Rockelstad Castle () is a neo-renaissance
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century Revivalism (architecture), architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival ...
manor house in the municipality of Flen in Södermanland
Södermanland ( or ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latin form ''Sudermannia'' or ''Sudermania'', is a historical province or ''landskap'' on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västman ...
, Sweden. Rockelstad, together with Sparreholm
Sparreholm is a locality situated in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County
Södermanland County ( sv, Södermanlands län) is a county or '' län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universal ...
and Vibyholm, are all estates situated on Lake Båven.
History
The old main building, dating from the 17th century, was rebuilt by Karl Sylvan in 1889 under the direction of architect Gustaf Lindgren (1863–1930). The main building, flanked by two round and two square towers, got its current appearance underEric von Rosen
Count Carl Gustaf Bloomfield Eric von Rosen (2 June 1879 in Stockholm – 25 April 1948 Skeppsholmen, Stockholm) was a Sweden, Swedish Honorary degree, honorary doctor, patron, explorer, ethnography, ethnographer, prominent figure in the Swedish ...
(1879-1948) who owned the estate from 1900. The architect for the renovation was Ivar Tengbom
Ivar Justus Tengbom (April 7, 1878 – August 6, 1968) was a Swedish architect and one of the best-known representatives of the Swedish neo-classical architecture of the 1910s and 1920s.
Tengbom was born in Vireda in Jönköping County, s ...
(1878–1968). The large entrance hall at Rockelstad was completed in 1903. In the 1930s, the northern towers were rebuilt.
See also
*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, châteaus and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortress
A fortification is a military construction or ...
References
External links
Rockelstad Slott website
Buildings and structures in Södermanland County {{Sweden-castle-stub