Construction on the castle is thought to have begun at the end of the 12th century, when it was built as a sort of castellum. It is thought Birger Jarl expanded the building to a larger castle. During the reign of Albert of Sweden the castle was held as a fief by the German knight Raven van Barnekow, who made important improvements on the building, and later by Bo Jonsson Grip. Further reconstructions and expansions were done during the late Middle Ages. Gustav Vasa strengthened the castle further for defensive purposes and a round gun tower from that time remains today.
The medieval castle was rebuilt in the end of the 16th century by Duke Charles (later Charles IX of Sweden) into a renaissance palace. The palace burned down with the rest of the city in 1665. It wasn't reerected; in fact some of its bricks were used in the construction of Stockholm Palace. However, parts of the castle were sound enough to be used as county residence until the 1760s.
Parts of the castle were refurbished in the 20th century. Kungstornet (the King's Tower) and Gamla residenset (the Old Residence) currently house the permanent exhibits of Sörmlands museum (the Museum of Södermanland). A restaurant is located in the banquet hall and Drottningkällaren (the Queen's Cellar).[1]
September 20, 1396: the signing of Recess of Nyköping which is one of the most important events of the Nordic Middle Ages since it was a prerequisite for the formation of the Kalmar Union the following year.
^"Schack och makt - Sörmlands museum (in Swedish)". sormlandsmuseum.se. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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Nyköpingshus - National Property Board
February 20, 2024
nyköping, castle, swedish, nyköpingshus, medieval, castle, located, nyköping, from, birger, jarl, partly, ruins, mostly, known, nyköping, banquet, which, took, place, here, 1317, view, from, east, west, side, entrancecontents, construction, important, events, . Nykoping Castle Swedish Nykopingshus is a Medieval castle located in Nykoping from the Birger Jarl era partly in ruins mostly known for the Nykoping Banquet which took place here in 1317 1 2 Nykoping Castle View from the east of the west side entranceContents 1 Construction 2 Important events 3 References 4 SourcesConstruction editConstruction on the castle is thought to have begun at the end of the 12th century when it was built as a sort of castellum It is thought Birger Jarl expanded the building to a larger castle During the reign of Albert of Sweden the castle was held as a fief by the German knight Raven van Barnekow who made important improvements on the building and later by Bo Jonsson Grip Further reconstructions and expansions were done during the late Middle Ages Gustav Vasa strengthened the castle further for defensive purposes and a round gun tower from that time remains today The medieval castle was rebuilt in the end of the 16th century by Duke Charles later Charles IX of Sweden into a renaissance palace The palace burned down with the rest of the city in 1665 It wasn t reerected in fact some of its bricks were used in the construction of Stockholm Palace However parts of the castle were sound enough to be used as county residence until the 1760s Parts of the castle were refurbished in the 20th century Kungstornet the King s Tower and Gamla residenset the Old Residence currently house the permanent exhibits of Sormlands museum the Museum of Sodermanland A restaurant is located in the banquet hall and Drottningkallaren the Queen s Cellar 1 Important events editDecember 11 1317 the Nykoping Banquet took place in the medieval castle a Christmas party that ended horribly for the two dukes Eric and Valdemar brothers to King Birger of Sweden September 20 1396 the signing of Recess of Nykoping which is one of the most important events of the Nordic Middle Ages since it was a prerequisite for the formation of the Kalmar Union the following year March 3 1538 wedding between Svante Sture the Younger and Marta Erikdotter Leijonhufvud nbsp Nykoping Castle west side entrance gatehouse nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nykopingshus 58 44 54 N 17 00 42 E 58 74833 N 17 01167 E 58 74833 17 01167References edit a b Information plaque Nykopingshus Schack och makt Sormlands museum in Swedish sormlandsmuseum se Retrieved 2016 09 13 Sources editNykopingshus National Property Board Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nykoping Castle amp oldid 1016942002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
