Lindholmen Castle, Västergötland Explained

Lindholmen Castle
Location:	Lidköping Municipality, Sweden

Lindholmen Castle is a castle ruins at Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden.^[1]

History

Lindholmen was first mentioned in 1514. The property was made a manor house in 1516.Vice Admiral Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1623–1702) rebuilt the courtyard into a large fortified castle.In 1792, the castle burned to the ground and now only a 17th-century wing remain.^[2]

See also

• Lindholmen Castle

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lindholmen Slottsruin. platabergensgeopark.se . September 1, 2020.
2. Web site: Bengt Oxenstierna. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . September 1, 2020.