Ölsboda Manor Explained

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Ölsboda Manor
Native Name:Ölsboda herrgård
Location Town:Ölsboda, Degerfors Municipality
Location Country:Sweden
Completion Date:1828
Architect:Fredrik Blom
Qid:Q30316654

Ölsboda Manor (Swedish: Ölsboda herrgård, pronounced as /sv/) is a manor house and former noble residence located south of Ölsboda, Örebro County, Sweden.[1] It is the only listed building in Degerfors Municipality.[2]

Ölsboda Manor is near Lake Ölen, southeast of Degerfors. It is bounded notionally by Kilsbergen to the east.

History

Ölsboda Manor was built in the late 1820s by Jeppe Strokirk and architect Fredrik Blom. The manor house's vestibule was inspired by the Rosendal Palace, and the manor house was completed in 1828.[3]

In the 1660s, an ironwork was established on the Lake Ölen[4] by mayor Anders Sten.

In 1772, the properties surrounding what is today Ölsboda Manor was bought by .[5] He had a manor house built at this location. The house panelling was painted red. It was not until the 1820s, that construction broke ground for the current manor house.

According to some, the quay at Lake Ölen, close to Ölsboda Manor, was built by Russian prisoners of war.[6] [7]

Jeppe Strokirk inherited the property in 1811 and had a new building built.

In the 1820s, construction broke ground for Ölsboda Manor and the building was completed in 1828.

In 1936, Ölsboda Manor was acquired by a descendant of Jeppe Strokirk, Countess Ebba Hamilton (née Mörner).[8]

Ölsboda Manor is private property as of today, nor is it open to the public.

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ölsboda Herrgård . 31 July 2021 . blank . sv.
  2. Web site: Ölsboda herrgård . Ölsboda Manor . 31 July 2021 . www.lansstyrelsen.se . Örebro County Administrative Board . sv.
  3. Book: Carlsson, Gunilla. Tre herrgårdar - en jämförelse mellan Svartå, Ölsboda och Krontorp, Visnum. 2001.
  4. Web site: 9 November 2018 . Ölsboda (Degerfors) . 31 July 2021 . Värmländsk industrihistoria . sv-SE.
  5. Book: Lidman, Hans . Munkakliv . 2 June 2021 . Lindhardt og Ringhof . 978-87-26-65433-2 . sv.
  6. Book: Skrifter utgivna av Kungl. Gustav Adolfs akademien . Almqvist & Wiksell . 1942 . 19 . 51 . sv . 9 August 2022.
  7. News: Karlsson . Torbjörn S. . 30 July 2022 . Krigsfångar . sv . Karlskoga Tidning Kuriren . 9 August 2022 . Ölsboda Herrgård i Nysund som säga vara bygd av ryska krigsfångar..
  8. Web site: 1172 (Örebro läns förvaltning och bebyggelse / II. Närke) . 31 July 2021 . runeberg.org . sv . Project Runeberg.