Björksund Castle

Nyköping, Sweden

Björksund Castle is a castle-like manor house in Sweden. Björksund located on Sibbofjärden, northeast of Nyköping in Södermanland County. The estate first belonged to the Grip family, but came in the late Middle Ages through marriage to the Privy Councilor Göran Eriksson Gyllenstierna (1498-1575) of Fågelvik. The estate remained in his family until 1776, when it partly passed by purchase to Count Carl Gabriel Mörner (1737-1828), heir to the Privy Council member and Marshal of the Realm Göran Gyllenstierna (1724–1799).

The manor house was built in Baroque style during 1727. It was designed by French-Swedish architect Joseph Gabriel Destain (died in 1740). Additions in the 1740s were by Baron Carl Hårleman (1700–1753).

The estate covers 4,700 hectares (12,000 acres) and large areas of the archipelago. Björksund Förvaltnings AB also manages a number of properties in Nyköping.

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Founded: 1727
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Sweden
Historical period: The Age of Liberty (Sweden)

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