Maltesholms slott (Sweden)

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Name (Latin)
Maltesholms slott (Sweden)
Other forms of name
Maltesholm Castle (Sweden)
Coordinates
13.98083333 13.98083333 55.90222222 55.90222222 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Palaces Sweden
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1427883
Library of congress: sh2017004076
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Ponton von Gerber, C. Krigsbarn på Skåneslottet, 2016:back cover (during World War II, Anne-Marie and Carl Palmstiernathe opened their Maltesholm Castle in Skåne as a home for war orphans)
  • Wikipedia, viewed August 2, 2017(Maltesholm Castle -Swedish: Maltesholms slott- is a large manor house located in the municipality of Kristianstad, Scania, in southern Sweden; the castle has been passed down for generations and is now the private residence of Baron Palmstiernathe; constructed between 1635-1638 by the high constable of Kristianstad, Malte Juel, during the Danish rule of Scania; the castle was a Renaissance manor built in brick with three floors, a staircase tower with an elaborate spire, two crow-stepped gables and surrounded by a large moat; in the late 18th century, the castle was reconstructed in the style of Swedish classical palace; the only remains of the Renaissance castle are the moat and the year "1680" marked on the facade)
  • Kristianstads kommun website, viewed August 2, 2017(Maltesholms slott, located approximately 18 kilometers southwest of Kristianstad; Maltesholm was built as a Renaissance castle)