Löfstad Castle, 17th century castle in Kimstad, Sweden

Löfstad Castle is a stone castle in Kimstad, built around 1638–1660 for Field Marshal Axel Lillie and his wife Christina Mörner. The main building has three storeys facing the courtyard and a lower souterrain level toward the park, with two long two-storey wings ending in towers. The facade is pale cream with a dark hipped roof; the right-hand block rises to a triangular pediment with a round clock face and the inscription "ÅR 1733".

Löfstad's estate is documented from the 15th century, with Jöns i Loeffstadhe named in a parchment letter of 1478. The present castle was built around 1638–1660 for Field Marshal Axel Lillie and his wife Christina Mörner, then enlarged in the 1670s–80s with a stair risalit by architect Mathias Spihler. A fire in 1750 brought a new roof, and the exterior has stayed as it was since. Emilie Piper, the last private owner, died in 1926; the castle passed to Riddarhuset and Östergötlands museum in 1940 and opened to the public in 1942.

The interior was left as it was when Emilie Piper, the last private owner, died in 1926, and the castle opened to the public in 1942. It holds a library of about 5,000 volumes and a portrait collection of the castle's owners and their relatives. The name Löfstad is documented from the 15th century, with the spellings 1422, 1429 or 1478 given in different sources.

The best time to visit is from spring through autumn when guided tours are regularly offered. Plan ahead by checking current opening hours, as schedules vary with the seasons.

The castle holds a library of about 5,000 volumes and a portrait collection of the owners and their relatives, kept as they were when Emilie Piper died in 1926. Look for the marble memorial to Marshal Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755–1810) in the English park, erected by his sister Sophie von Fersen.