Lindholmen_Castle,_Västergötland

Lindholmen Castle, Västergötland

Lindholmen Castle, Västergötland

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Lindholmen Castle (Swedish: Lindholmens slott) is a castle ruins at Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. [1]

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History

Lindholmen was first mentioned in 1514. The property was made a manor house in 1516. Vice Admiral Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1623–1702) rebuilt the courtyard into a large fortified castle. In 1792, the castle burned to the ground and now only a 17th-century wing remain.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Lindholmen Slottsruin". platabergensgeopark.se. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Bengt Oxenstierna". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

58°36′35″N 13°04′39″E

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