Trystorp is a Swedish

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and

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in Lekeberg,

Närke Närke () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwe ...

, Sweden. It includes 687 ha land.Na.se (2009-07-17
Slott till salu för 60 miljoner
Läst 5 juli 2010 To the south of the château, there is a

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which is open to the public, with a rich fauna and many old

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s. The estate was established by Biskop

Kort Rogge Kort Rogge ( 1425 — 5 April 1501), also known as Rogge Kyle, Konrad Rogge, Cort Rogge, Conradus Roggo gothus and Conradus Roggo de Holmis, was a Swedish bishop, member of the Privy Council of Sweden, and humanist. Background and studies The fir ...

in 1495, who bought land in the area. The

Livonia Livonia ( liv, Līvõmō, et, Liivimaa, fi, Liivinmaa, German and Scandinavian languages: ', archaic German: ''Liefland'', nl, Lijfland, Latvian and lt, Livonija, pl, Inflanty, archaic English: ''Livland'', ''Liwlandia''; russian: Ли ...

n nobleman Henrik von Falkenberg was subsequently awarded Trystorp as a

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. The Falkenberg family owned the estate from 1603 to 1816, when it was sold to publisher N.M. Lindh. His heirs sold the estate to businessman Julius Lindström in 1868. From 1914 to 1918, it was owned by

Christopher de Paus Christopher Tostrup Paus, Count of Paus (10 September 1862 – 10 September 1943) was a Norwegian landowner, heir to the timber firm Tostrup & Mathiesen, papal chamberlain and count, known as philanthropist, art collector and socialite in the ...

. In 1937, it was acquired by Astrid Ziebach de Jonquiéres, whose heirs still own it. It was announced for sale in 2009.{{Cite web, url=http://www.realtid.se/ArticlePages/200906/17/20090617122027_Realtid039/20090617122027_Realtid039.dbp.asp, title = Utropspris: 60 miljoner In the 16th century, King

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was a frequent guest at Trystorp.

References

Närke Castles in Örebro County Paus family Buildings and structures in Örebro County