Falsterbohus Castle Ruins

Skanör-Falsterbo, Sweden

Falsterbohus was the name of a number of historic castles made by Danish dating from the mid-1200s. The first castle was destroyed in 1311, when Hanseatic League attacked against Eric VI of Denmark. The second one was also destroyed in a battle only couple of years later, at this time by Swedish soldiers.

The castle was rebuilt again in the late 14th century as the residence of king’s bailiff. The market of Scania was also moved from Skanör to Falsterbo at this time. The bailiff’s house was moved to Malmö in the 15th century and the stategic value of Falsterbo decreased quickly. The castle was demolished already in 1596.

Today there are only castle foundations remaining. The building now known as Falsterbohus was built in 1908 as a hotel and casion and today it functions as a condominium.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Slottsvägen 6, Skanör-Falsterbo, Sweden

See all sites in Skanör-Falsterbo

Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Falsterbo Lighthouse (0,9 km)

City Hall (36,1 km)
Charlottenborg Palace (36,1 km)
Christiansborg Palace (35,8 km)
Rundetårn (36,5 km)
Trinitatis Church (36,5 km)
Amalienborg (36,3 km)
Caritas Well (36,3 km)
Rosenborg Castle (36,9 km)
National Museum of Denmark (35,9 km)

User Reviews

Olga Sherenkovska (4 years ago)
Я таких замков ещё в жизни не видела! Эмоции невероятные!

Karin Ulla Elisabeth Grönqvist (4 years ago)
The castle ruins and above all the moats have unfortunately fallen down.

Volker Overesch (4 years ago)
Very nice path, passable by bike along the castle ruins to the beach with cute bathing houses .... nice evening bike tour

Otto Mörner (4 years ago)
Cool place

Michael Pold (5 years ago)
A small ruin is left as well as traces of the double moat.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright Andy Hay

Historic Site of the week

Argos Theater

The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.

The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.