Hässelbyholm
Encyclopedia
Hässelbyholm is a Renaissance
style Manor
in the west of Stockholm
, Sweden
. Hässelbyholm is located on a peninsula in Lake Mälaren
.
Historically, Hässelbyholm formed part of Hässelby gård
in Hässelby-Vällingby
. Werner Brunkow Ekeby sold the property in 1279 to the Bishop of Strangnas. Into the mid-1300s, Hässelbyholm belonged to Vårfruberga Abbey
. With the Protestant Reformation
, the property became crown property.
, Hässelbyholm, 1904-1926.
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
style Manor
Manor
-Land tenure:*Manor, an estate in land of the mediaeval era in England*Manorialism, a system of land tenure and organization of the rural economy and society in parts of medieval Europe based on the manor*Manor house, the principal house of a manor...
in the west of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Hässelbyholm is located on a peninsula in Lake Mälaren
Mälaren
Lake Mälaren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and Vättern. Its area is 1,140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west...
.
Historically, Hässelbyholm formed part of 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 Hässelby-Vällingby
Hässelby-Vällingby
Hässelby-Vällingby is a so called borough in the western part of Stockholm.-Overview:Is primarily made up of Hässelby and Vällingby. The other districts that make up the borough are Backlura, Kälvesta, Nälsta, Råcksta and Vinsta...
. Werner Brunkow Ekeby sold the property in 1279 to the Bishop of Strangnas. Into the mid-1300s, Hässelbyholm belonged to Vårfruberga Abbey
Vårfruberga Abbey
Vårfruberga Abbey , previously Fogdö Abbey was a Cistercian nunnery from the 12th century until 1527, situated 1 mile north-west of Strängnäs on the Fogdö peninsula in Lake Mälaren, formerly a parish, in Södermanland, Sweden....
. With the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
, the property became crown property.
Source
This article is fully or partially based on material from Nordisk familjebokNordisk familjebok
Nordisk familjebok is a Swedish encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957.- History :The first edition was published in 20 volumes between 1876 and 1899. The first edition is known as the "Iðunn edition" because of the picture of Iðunn on the cover...
, Hässelbyholm, 1904-1926.