Aose hus
AOSé hus was a castle in the Swedish municipality of Kristianstad belonging Åhus . Parts are preserved as ruins.
The ruin is located east of Åhus old town on the north side of the harbor.
The palace complex was laid out in the middle of the 12th century at the instigation of Archbishop Eskil . The castle was surrounded by a moat and access was via a drawbridge . The building had at least two floors and measured 30 by 10 meters. Duke Karl captured Åhus in 1569 and had Aose hus destroyed. There was no reconstruction.
At the end of the 19th century, the ruins were excavated from the drifting sand that had covered them in the meantime.
literature
- Gunnel Ahlbeck, Åhus on your own , no year, page 5
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Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 34.8 " N , 14 ° 18 ′ 17.6" E