Svenstorp Castle

Svenstorp Castle
Svenstorps slott
Lund Municipality
Svenstorp Castle
Svenstorp Castle
Coordinates	55°45′57″N 13°15′19″E / 55.7657°N 13.2553°E / 55.7657; 13.2553
Type	Castle
Site information
Open to the public	No
Site history
Built	1596

Svenstorp Castle (Swedish: Svenstorps slott) is a castle in Lund Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It was built in 1596 by Beata Hvitfeldt,^[1] a powerful lady-in-waiting to the Danish King Christian IV. Her architect was Hans Steenwinkel.

In November 1676, the Danish king, Christian V, stayed at Svenstorp before the Battle of Lund. The night after the battle the Swedish king, Charles XI, whose troops had won the battle, stayed in the same room and the same bed.

Since 1723, the castle has been owned by the Gyllenkrok family. Today, Nils and Merrill Gyllenkrok and their family live at Svenstorp Castle.

References

↑ Sylve Åkesson. "Skånska slott och herresäten: Svenstorp". Retrieved 2010-06-26.

Castles in Scania

Castles	Alnarp Bäckaskog Barsebäck Bellinga Bjärsjöholm Bjärsjölagård Björnstorp Bollerup Borgeby Börringe Bosjökloster Charlottenlund Christinehof Dybäck Ellinge Gärsnäs Glimmingehus Gyllebo Häckeberga Hanaskog Herrevad Hjularöd Högestad Hovdala Jordberga Kärnan Karsholm Klågerup Knutstorp Krageholm Krapperup Kronovall Kulla Gunnarstorp Landskrona Löberöd Malmöhus Maltesholm Marsvinsholm Näsbyholm Örenäs Örtofta Örup Osbyholm Össjö Övedskloster Ovesholm Pålsjö Råbelöv Rönneholm Rosendal Rössjöholm Sinclairsholm Skabersjö Skarhult Smedstorp Snogeholm Sofiero Sövdeborg Svaneholm Svenstorp Tomarps Kungsgård Toppeladugård Torup Tosterup Trolle-Ljungby Trolleholm Trollenäs Tunbyholm Vannaröd Vegeholm Viderup Vittskövle Vrams Gunnarstorp Wanås

Castle ruins	Gladsax Lillö Ruin Lindholmen Månstorp Uraniborg

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