Tureholm Castle, Trosa, Sweden

Tureholm castle is located to the site of old Gäddeholm castle, which was established in the 14th century. In the 16th century it was owned by famous Sture family. The new stone castle was built in 1576. In 1640 the Sten Nilsson Bielke ordered to build a new main building according the design of Erik Dahlberg, but it was burned down by Russian troops in 1719. Ten years later Thure Gabriel Bielke started to build the current manor castle. It was completed 1740 and in 1761 the castle was renamed Thure Holm after Thure Bielke. Today it is in private use.

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Info Kloja (2 years ago)
Nice place to walk around. I was there on my Easter ? weekend. Happy Easter everyone. God bless you and your families.

Joakim Ölund (4 years ago)
Wow! Visited a sunny and warm autumn day, and strolled around the park for 2+ hours enjoying the scenery. Not that much to do, but such a lovely place on the right day. Perfect for a casual walk, longer walk, photo trip, Swedish fika and more. Well worth a visit

Balaji Kuppusamy (Bryan J) (4 years ago)
Serene and a place to spend ample amount of peaceful time. Check in the website if you are interested in visiting the palace and also take guided tours. We were there in September and the palace was closed for the season then. So do remember to check while you plan. Besides, this is quite close to Trosa which is even more appealing so you can do two birds in a stone. When the weather is great, this place is one of the best places you could possibly visit an hour drive down Stockholm. We enjoyed it and would gladly recommend it

Anas Z (Damascus) (4 years ago)
Beautiful palace and stories from the history, a lot of information by a professional guide.

Alessandro Sorrentino (4 years ago)
Beautiful castle south of Stockholm with a nice park. The area around is quite nice for a walk, and one can have a picnic and enjoy the view of the sea.

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