Tomarps Kungsgård Castle
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Tomarps Kungsgård Castle is a castle in Åstorp Municipality
, Scania
in southern Sweden
. Probably erected as a Renaissance building in the mid-16th century, composed of four, two story high wings with brick roof surrounded by a narrow square yard. The middle part of the northwing consists of the remains of a building from the middle ages. I the south-east corner of the yard there were a tower until the late 18th century. The castle belonged to the Brosterups linage in the late 15th century and were then transferred to the Gjedde family. When Borgholm
was handed over from Sweden to Denmark after Treaty of Copenhagen in 1660 the Castle was, together with 17 other acreages, handed over to the Swedish king as compensation. It was then used for housing the lieutenant colonel and later the colonel. Today it is used for vernissage.
Åstorp Municipality
Åstorp Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åstorp.In 1974 "old" Åstorp was amalgamated with Kvidinge to form the present municipality.-Localities:There are 3 urban areas in Åstorp Municipality.In the table they are...
, 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....
. Probably erected as a Renaissance building in the mid-16th century, composed of four, two story high wings with brick roof surrounded by a narrow square yard. The middle part of the northwing consists of the remains of a building from the middle ages. I the south-east corner of the yard there were a tower until the late 18th century. The castle belonged to the Brosterups linage in the late 15th century and were then transferred to the Gjedde family. When Borgholm
Borgholm
Borgholm is a city and the seat of Borgholm Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 3,093 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea....
was handed over from Sweden to Denmark after Treaty of Copenhagen in 1660 the Castle was, together with 17 other acreages, handed over to the Swedish king as compensation. It was then used for housing the lieutenant colonel and later the colonel. Today it is used for vernissage.