Hässelby Castle is a castle, located in Hässelby gård

Hässelby Gård

Hässelby Gård is a suburban district west of Stockholm belonging to the Hässelby-Vällingby borough.There are 8 620 people living in Hässelby Gård....

 in the west part of Stockholm Municipality

Stockholm Municipality

Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is the largest of the 290 municipalities of the country in terms of population, but one of the smaller in terms of area, making it the most densely populated...

. It is since 2010 owned by SIVAB and it's opened for weddings, parties and conferences.

History

The castle was built first in the 1640s by the riksråd Karl Bonde, who owned it until his death 1652, and the architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

 Simon de la Vallée, and it was finished about the 1660s by his son Jean de la Vallée

Jean De la Vallée

Jean de la Vallée was a French-born architect, who lived and worked in Sweden. He was the son of Simon de la Vallée, who was killed by a Swedish nobleman in 1642. The father had started the planning of the House of Knights in Stockholm, and in 1660 his son finished his father's work...

, when Karl's son Gustaf Bonde

Gustaf Bonde

Baron Gustaf Bonde was a Swedish statesman. He was a persistent advocate of a pacifist policy at a time when war on the slightest provocation was the watchword of every Swedish politician....

 owned it. The Bonde

Bonde

Bonde is a Swedish noble family.Prominent members include:* Karl Knutsson Bonde , King Charles VIII of Sweden* Gustaf Bonde , Swedish statesman...

 noble family owned the castle until 1931, when Stockholms stad

Stockholm Municipality

Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is the largest of the 290 municipalities of the country in terms of population, but one of the smaller in terms of area, making it the most densely populated...

 bought it until 2010. Since 2010 SIVAB own the castle.