- Börringe Abbey
Börringe Abbey (or Börringekloster Castle) is a Scanian castle built on the ruins of a
Benedictine abbey from the 12th century inSvedala ,Scania , in southernSweden . The abbey was mentioned in "Liber Census Daniae" in 1231 as located on the island Byrdingø, which was part of the land whichValdemar II of Denmark had set aside for hunting. In the beginning of the 16th century, it was owned bySøren Norrby , who together with the knightJens Holgersen Ulfstand ofGlimmingehus Castle, led the Danish navy to victory in several battles againstLübeck .When Scania became a Swedish domain at the
Treaty of Roskilde in 1658,Charles X of Sweden gave it to his illegitimate son, Gustaf Carlsson.Charles XI made the estate into state property and made it available to the General Governor of Scania, CountGustaf Otto Stenbock . In 1682, Charles XI exchanged the estate forHerrevad Abbey withOtto Wilhelm von Königsmarck , son ofHans Christoff von Königsmarck , but in 1686, the estate was made state property again. It was bought by the Beck-Friis family in 1745.In 1763, the older structures were replaced by the present castle, and in 1873 the castle was renovated or rebuilt into its present shape. The castle became a joint County (
earldom ) withFiholm Castle inSödermanland in 1791 and theSwedish nobility title of Count was awarded to the new owners.ee also
List of castles in Scania References
* Åkesson, Sylve. [http://www.algonet.se/~sylve_a/borringe.htm Castles and manor-seats in Skåne: Börringekloster] . (In Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2007.
External links
* [http://www.borringekloster.se/flygeln/index_en.html Börringekloster] - Official site.
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