Torpa (Västergötland)
Torpa , also Torpa stenhus , is a castle in the parish of Länghem in the municipality of Tranemo in Västergötland . It stands 25 kilometers east of Borås and 25 kilometers south of Ulricehamn on the shore of Lake Åsunden . Along with Glimmingehus in Skåne, Torpa Castle is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Sweden . It has been in the family since the 15th century.
Although it was mentioned in documents towards the end of the 14th century, Torpa was not documented as an estate before 1481. At that time, Imperial Councilor Arvid Knutsson lived in Torpa, who probably had today's stone castle built before 1500 as a defense against the Danes . Some alterations were made during the 16th and 17th centuries. The Knight's Hall with its interior and the chapel in the style of the Baroque are well preserved. Since 1966 the castle has been a listed building as Byggnadsminne .
Torpa now has four floors, which are connected by two separate stairs in the masonry. On the fourth floor, another bricked-up staircase to a fifth floor was uncovered, but this is probably the entrance to a defensive corridor. The first and second floors each consist of two differently sized rooms that are vaulted. A single large room makes up the third and fourth floors, of which the fourth floor room has most of the windows.
In his third marriage, Gustav Vasa married Katharina Stenbock from Torpa . Today there is a museum in the castle .
literature
- Christian Lovén: Borgar och befästningar i det medeltida Sverige . KVHAA , Almqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm 1996, ISBN 91-7402-263-6 , p. 312 ff.
Web links
- Torpa stenhus (Swedish / English)
- Entry in the bebyggelseregistret des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Törpa most hvs" by Ivar Lundahl: Det medeltida Vastergotland . Uppsala / Copenhagen 1961, p. 100.
Coordinates: 57 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N , 13 ° 16 ′ 46 ″ E