The earliest known mention of Harpsund dates from 1380 when seneschalBo Jonsson (Grip) acquired property at Harpsund by swapping land with Joon Skräddare.[1] Axel Stålarm, president of Göta Court of Appeal and county governor, changed its name to Axelsberg when he inherited the property in 1647. He also moved the buildings on the property to their current location on the northern, more sheltered side of Harpsund Bay. The oldest parts of the current mansion are from the 17th century and the Stålarm era. The Sparre family took over in 1784 and continued to own Axelsberg until 1899 when a member of the Wicander family bought it together with a business partner. Industrialist Hjalmar Wicander later bought the property from his cousin's widow and took back its old name Harpsund. At this time, the buildings were in a bad condition and the existing main building had to be torn town and rebuilt. The new main building was designed by Otar Hökerberg and was completed in 1914.[1]
When Hjalmar Wicander died in 1939, Harpsund was inherited by his son Carl August Wicander, who died 27 December 1952 and in his will donated the estate to the State to be used as retreat and recreational estate for the prime minister.[1] The donation included the entire estate, including farmland and forestry. He also wished to have Harpsund preserved the way it looked when the Wicander family lived there. The donation was approved by the Riksdag on 22 May 1953. The estate consists of 1,650 hectares (16.5 km2). Some adjustments were made in the conditions of the donation, which states that, with the exception of the main building, the estate could be made available to governmental conferences. Harpsund would soon be a venue for informal summits between the Government, industry and labour organizations. It was called Harpsund Democracy (Swedish: Harpsundsdemokrati). Through the years many foreign leaders have stayed there as guests. Especially noticed was the visit by Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union. It is tradition that guests at the estate take a small trip, with the prime minister, in the rowing boat (Harpsundsekan), a tradition introduced by Prime Minister Tage Erlander.
harpsund, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2022, learn, when. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Harpsund news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Harpsund is a manor house located in Flen Municipality Sodermanland County Sweden The main building of Harpsund Since 22 May 1953 Harpsund has been used as a country retreat for the prime minister of Sweden 1 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 3 1 Analogous facilities 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe earliest known mention of Harpsund dates from 1380 when seneschal Bo Jonsson Grip acquired property at Harpsund by swapping land with Joon Skraddare 1 Axel Stalarm president of Gota Court of Appeal and county governor changed its name to Axelsberg when he inherited the property in 1647 He also moved the buildings on the property to their current location on the northern more sheltered side of Harpsund Bay The oldest parts of the current mansion are from the 17th century and the Stalarm era The Sparre family took over in 1784 and continued to own Axelsberg until 1899 when a member of the Wicander family bought it together with a business partner Industrialist Hjalmar Wicander later bought the property from his cousin s widow and took back its old name Harpsund At this time the buildings were in a bad condition and the existing main building had to be torn town and rebuilt The new main building was designed by Otar Hokerberg and was completed in 1914 1 When Hjalmar Wicander died in 1939 Harpsund was inherited by his son Carl August Wicander who died 27 December 1952 and in his will donated the estate to the State to be used as retreat and recreational estate for the prime minister 1 The donation included the entire estate including farmland and forestry He also wished to have Harpsund preserved the way it looked when the Wicander family lived there The donation was approved by the Riksdag on 22 May 1953 The estate consists of 1 650 hectares 16 5 km2 Some adjustments were made in the conditions of the donation which states that with the exception of the main building the estate could be made available to governmental conferences Harpsund would soon be a venue for informal summits between the Government industry and labour organizations It was called Harpsund Democracy Swedish Harpsundsdemokrati Through the years many foreign leaders have stayed there as guests Especially noticed was the visit by Nikita Khrushchev leader of the Soviet Union It is tradition that guests at the estate take a small trip with the prime minister in the rowing boat Harpsundsekan a tradition introduced by Prime Minister Tage Erlander Gallery Edit The rowing boat of Harpsund The garage The main building Nikita Khrushchev Tage Erlander and a translator in the rowing boat in 1964 See also EditCrown palaces in Sweden Stenhammar PalaceAnalogous facilities Edit Camp David country residence of the president of the United States Chequers country residence of the prime minister of the United Kingdom Harrington Lake country residence of the prime minister of Canada Kultaranta summer residence of the president of Finland The Mansion summer residence of the president of the Philippines Palace of Cerro Castillo summer residence of the president of Chile in Vina del MarReferences Edit a b c d Harpsunds egendom Mellosa Flen sfv se in Swedish National Property Board of Sweden Retrieved 2022 05 10 External links Edit Media related to Harpsund at Wikimedia CommonsCoordinates 59 06 N 16 29 E 59 100 N 16 483 E 59 100 16 483 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harpsund amp oldid 1091928496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
