Bråborg Castle

The castle foundations cover an area of 240 by 190 meters, featuring remaining cellars, protective moats, and Renaissance garden sections at Bråviken bay.

Queen Dowager Gunilla Bielke constructed the castle between 1588 and 1590, residing there until her death in 1597 after King John III passed away.

The original castle emblem of King John III and Gunilla Bielke remains preserved inside the Tesdorph merchant house at Norrköping's Old Market.

Visitors can observe the remaining protective ditches extending 400 meters around the site, although sections have become filled with silt over time.

Following the Russian army's destruction of the castle in 1719, local residents used materials from the ruins to reconstruct buildings in Norrköping.

Location: Norrköping Municipality

Inception: 1590

Founders: Gunilla Bielke

GPS coordinates: 58.61611,16.34111

Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:39