Strömsholm ()
is a
locality
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situated, in the vicinity of
Herrskogen
Herrskogen is a village in the vicinity of Strömsholm, located in Hallstahammar Municipality in Västmanland County in Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states tha ...
, in
Hallstahammar Municipality,
Västmanland County
Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...
,
Sweden with 664 inhabitants in 2010.
In Strömsholm is
Strömsholm Palace
Strömsholm Palace, sometimes called Strömsholm Castle ( sv, Strömsholms slott), is a Swedish royal palace. The baroque palace is built on the site of a fortress from the 1550s, located on an island in the Kolbäcksån river at the west end of ...
, and from 1621 Strömsholm was a center of military horse training to supply the
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces.
History
Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gusta ...
with horses. Since 1968 Strömsholm is home of civil horse training only.
Strömsholm Canal starts in Strömsholm.
References
External links
Populated places in Västmanland County
Populated places in Hallstahammar Municipality
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