Kungsstugan (Åhus)
Kungsstugan (dt. Chorzow or king room ) is a Grade II listed timber-framed house in the Swedish municipality of Kristianstad belonging Åhus .
Kungsstugan is located in Åhus Old Town, east of the town's market square.
The building was built around 1610 and has two rooms. It was initially used as the guest wing of a property and later became part of the rectory. In 1664, the farm, consisting of four long houses, was acquired by the pastor Rönnow . The name of the small house goes back to a legend according to which the Swedish King Charles XI. stayed in the vicarage more often during the time of the Skåne War (1676–1679). Danish soldiers are said to have surrounded and searched the property in search of the opposing king. Pastor Rönnow is said to be Karl XI. hidden above the throttle valve in the chimney . The search was unsuccessful. As a thank you for his salvation, King Rönnow transferred the Åhus pastorate as hereditary, so that as long as there was pastor in the family, the parish was inherited within the Rönnow family. The legend is based on a manuscript from the 1720s.
According to another tradition, the reason for the king's stay was a love affair with the pastor's wife, who then hid him in the fireplace.
The Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné stayed at the property on the night of May 19-20, 1749.
The yard was later largely demolished and rebuilt in 1769. The Kungsstugan was placed under monument protection, so that it was not demolished, which was considered at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1906/1907 a renovation took place. The ceiling paintings from the Renaissance period have been preserved in the house.
literature
- Gunnel Ahlbeck, Åhus on your own , no year, page 4
Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 24.1 ″ N , 14 ° 17 ′ 40.6 ″ E