Malmö Castle (Malmöhus) was founded in 1434 by King Eric of Pomerania. This structure was demolished in early 16th century. ...
For over 700 years Örebro Castle has kept a watchful eye on everyone crossing the bridge on the River Svartån. The oldest p ...
Bohus Fortress construction began in 1308 under King Haakon V Magnuson, king of Norway from 1299 until 1319. At the time Bohu ...
Borgholm Castle is today only a ruin of the fortress that was first built in the second half of the 12th century and many tim ...
St. Peter's Priory (Sankt Peters Klosters kyrka) was one of Denmark's early monastic houses. It was established before 1166 d ...
Linköping Castle is Sweden"s oldest profane building. The oldest part, west wing, dates from the 12th century. Curr ...
The first defensive construction, a round tower, was built on Kalmarsund in the 12th century concurrently with the harbour. A ...
Varberg Fortress was built in 1287-1300 by count Jacob Nielsen as protection against his Danish king, who had declared him an ...
Västerås Castle was built in the 13th century. The castle taken over by Gustav Vasa was in poor condition after battles and ...
Brynolf Algotsson, Bishop of Skara, laid the foundations for a fortified castle in Läckö in 1298 originally as a fo ...
Nyköping Castle is a medieval castle from the Birger Jarl era, partly in ruins. The castle is mostly known for the ghastly N ...
The oldest parts of Hovdala castle date from the 16th century, although it was first time mentioned already in the 12th centu ...
Glimmingehus is the best preserved medieval stronghold in Scandinavia. It was built 1499-1506, during an era when Scania form ...
Torup Castle, completed around 1540, is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Sweden. It was built by Görvel Fadersd ...
Kronoberg Castle is a medieval ruin located on an island in lake Helgasjön. In 1444 Lars Mikaelson, the bishop of Växjö, b ...
Ragnhildsholmen was a medieval castle built by Håkon Håkonsson (Haakon IV) of Norway around the year 1250. The ca ...
The remains of the Stegeborg castle are situated beautifully on a little island in the sea channel leading toward Söderk ...
Torpa stenhus is a well preserved medieval castle near Åsunden. The first stone house was built around 1470 by Privy Council ...
Stegeholm's Castle Ruin is located on Slottsholmen by the mouth of Gamlebyviken. The oldest notes about Stegeholms castle are ...
The Bollerup estate was first time mentioned in 1130. The castle was built in the end of 15th century. The present living qua ...