Säfstaholm Castle

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Sävstaholm in the 19th century, unknown artist

Säfstaholm Castle is located on the outskirts of the Swedish town of Vingåker in the province of Södermanland . It was built in 1666 for Imperial Councilor Gustaf Larsson Sparre and the architect was probably Erik Dahlberg , who lived in the nearby Skenäs Castle . The castle, which burned down in 1762, was rebuilt in 1815 with minor changes. It has belonged to Vingåker Municipality since 1986 .

history

The original estate was a village called Sävsta. In 1454, the councilor Måns Bengtsson donated part of the village to the Julita monastery , the rest was inherited by his son Johan Månsson.

In 1604 the crown moved the estate, but it soon went to Anna, the wife of Colonel Erik Soop. The site received tax exemption due to military service. Anna gave Säfstaholm to her cousin Åke from the noble family Natt och Dag , who left it to his brother-in-law, the castle builder Gustaf Larsson Sparre. The estate later went to the Bonde af Björnö family .

At the beginning of the 19th century, “the blind excellence” Gustaf Trolle-Bonde , who owned Säfstaholm from 1791 to 1855, redesigned the area around the castle into a country residence in the English style . At the same time, he kept his extensive private collection of books and works of art in the building. Under his direction, new areas were cultivated, a park was created and the palace was redesigned according to plans by Carl Christoffer Gjörwell . At the same time, many artists lived in the area of ​​the castle and so the area is depicted in many works by famous painters of this era. After Gustaf's great-nephew had sold the estate in 1920, the castle began to fall into disrepair and the art collection was dissolved.

From 1935 to 1968 the castle was used as a school for mentally handicapped children by the Association for the Care of Sensory Children ( Föreningen för sinnesslöa barns vård ). Since then, school operations have continued in a newly built building in the center of the village. In the 1980s, the municipality carried out extensive renovations in collaboration with the Södermanlands Museum. Now the castle reflects the spirit of the times in which "the blind excellence" lived and the art exhibitions have returned.

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  1. ↑ a b Se ditt Södermanland . 1993, p. 104

Coordinates: 59 ° 2 ′ 46 ″  N , 15 ° 52 ′ 56 ″  E