Sävstaholm Castle (''Sävstaholms slott'') is a castle in
Vingåker Municipality
Vingåker Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vingåker.
The municipality has its present size since the local government reform of 1971.
Geography
Vingåker is an in ...
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Södermanland County
Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the ...
,
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 ...
. The name is sometimes spelled Säfstaholm, which is according to old Swedish spelling rules.
History
The palace was built during 1666 by
Gustav Larsson Sparre (1625-1689), a Swedish baron, diplomat, and governor. Since 1968, it has been owned by
Vingåker Municipality
Vingåker Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vingåker.
The municipality has its present size since the local government reform of 1971.
Geography
Vingåker is an in ...
.
''Gustav Larsson Sparre'' (Nordisk familjebok)
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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, 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
Other sources
*Furborg, Lars (1994) ''En konstepok på Säfstaholm 1797-1855'' (Vingåkers kommun)
External links
Säfstaholms slott
Castles in Södermanland County
1666 establishments in Sweden
Vingåker Municipality
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