Näsbyholm Castle
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Näsbyholm Castle is a castle in Skurup Municipality
, Scania
, in southern Sweden
. Näsbyholm Castle is situated approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Skurup
, and was known since the 14th century as a fortified manor house
. The current castle corps de logis
was erected 1957 on the old castle land lot, a castle that was demolished 1865.
Skurup Municipality
Skurup Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Skurup. It is considered part of Greater Malmö by Statistics Sweden....
, Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
, in southern 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....
. Näsbyholm Castle is situated approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Skurup
Skurup
Skurup is a locality and the seat of Skurup Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,978 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
, and was known since the 14th century as a fortified manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
. The current castle corps de logis
Corps de logis
Corps de logis is the architectural term which refers to the principal block of a large, usually classical, mansion or palace. It contains the principal rooms, state apartments and an entry. The grandest and finest rooms are often on the first floor above the ground level: this floor is the...
was erected 1957 on the old castle land lot, a castle that was demolished 1865.