Bosjökloster
The Bosjökloster is located on Lake Ringsjön in the Swedish municipality of Höör in the historic province of Skåne in southern Sweden and was originally a nunnery.
history
It was founded in 1080 by Benedictines . The oldest surviving document in which the monastery is mentioned was published in 1181 under Pope Lucius III. writes and confirms the rights of the abbey at that time. A local legend claims that the first donation to the founders was made by Tord Thott, the first known member of the Thott family. In the 16th century the abbey was converted into a castle, of which only individual parts have survived.
During the Danish Reformation in the 16th century, the nunnery was closed and the property became Danish crown property. It was later transferred to the former Archbishop of Lund, Torbern Bille, on the condition that he look after the remaining nuns. In 1560 Frederick II of Denmark handed the castle over to the widowed Scandinavian "high lady" Thale Ulfstand in the form of an exchange deal. Your initials and the year 1569 are carved into the large oak door of the entrance and can still be read today.
In 1629 the former monastery came into the possession of the Beck family through marriage, but after Jochum Beck got into financial difficulties, the complex was sold to Corfitz Ulfeldt , a well-known Danish aristocrat who was forced into exile a little later for treason. The monastery became Swedish state property and gradually fell into disrepair.
In 1735, due to a special law, it came back into the possession of the Beck family, who renovated the castle. In 1908 they sold it to Count Philip Bonde, whose family still owns it today. The buildings have been listed as Byggnadsminne since 1993 .
Web links
- Bosjökloster: In Touch with Nine Centuries . official page
- Sylve Åkesson: Bosjökloster . Scanian castles and manor seats . (Swedish)
- Entry in the bebyggelseregistret des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 53 '15.7 " N , 13 ° 31' 6.6" E