Sävstaholm Castle, Castle in Vingåker Municipality, Sweden
Sävstaholm Castle is a long two-storey building with a pale yellow facade above a pale grey ground floor. A snow-covered roof with dark chimneys rises to a central triangular pediment holding a round clock face. Pilasters divide the facade into bays; the upper storey has rectangular windows with white frames and dark shutters, the ground floor taller arched windows, and a projecting portico of six columns marks the centre.
The castle was designed in 1666 by Erik Dahlbergh for Gustaf Sparre, a Swedish baron and diplomat. Sparre held important administrative and regional responsibilities during this period.
The name is sometimes written Säfstaholm, following older Swedish spelling. In the park stands the parent tree of the Sävstaholm apple, grown there since the mid-19th century. The estate has belonged to Vingåker Municipality since 1968.
The castle stands in Vingåker Municipality in Södermanland, roughly 130 km west of Stockholm. The building is not open as a museum; it is owned by the municipality and used for municipal purposes, so visitors see the exterior and the surrounding park. The park holds the parent tree of the Sävstaholm apple, cultivated since the mid-19th century.
In the park stands the parent tree of the Sävstaholm apple, grown from the mid-19th century; the variety was named after the estate. The castle itself burned in 1762, leaving only the outer walls, and was rebuilt in 1815 with a modern mansard roof.
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