Lindholmen Castle, Västergötland

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

Lindholmen Castle
Lidköping Municipality, Sweden
Lindholmen Castle Ruins

History

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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]

See also

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References

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

58°36′35″N 13°04′39″E / 58.60972°N 13.07750°E / 58.60972; 13.07750