Araslöv, Historical building in Kristianstad Municipality, Sweden.
Araslöv is a manor estate in Färlöv parish, Kristianstad Municipality. Its main building, erected in 1807 and later altered, is a long two-storey block with a steep pitched roof of orange-red clay tiles, uneven greyish-beige rendered walls over a rough stone base, a central round-arched doorway with a dark wooden double door and a stepped stone surround, and small irregularly placed windows. The farmyard has four angled wings around a stone-paved plan.
Araslöv was a main farm through the Middle Ages, then merged into Färlövsholm in the 16th century. In the 1630s Christoffer Ulfeldt rebuilt it as a barn under Färlövsholm, and by 1682 all production lay there. Burned in 1612 by Gustav II Adolf's troops and again in 1675–1679 by Danish troops, it was rebuilt by Christina Ulfeldt, who moved the main farm here and had a two-storey main building with cellars, wings and outbuildings erected between 1683 and 1686.
The name was written Alwarslöfh in 1320; its suffix löv means hereditary estate and the prefix likely comes from the male name Alvar. Araslöv is often confused with Åraslöv in Vinslöv or Nosaby parish, and a 15th-century copy letter of Archbishop Peder Lycke was wrongly filed under Araslöv in the National Archives. The estate stayed in inheritance until 1991.
Araslöv estate lies in Färlöv parish, Kristianstad Municipality, near the E22 and riksväg 19. The main building and the four-winged stone-paved farmyard are private; the surrounding landscape is crossed by long avenues of elm and poplar. The golf course is operated by Araslövs golf och resort.
The name Araslöv was written Alwarslöfh in 1320: the suffix löv means hereditary estate and the prefix probably comes from the man's name Alvar. The estate is easily confused with Åraslöv in Vinslöv parish and Åraslöv in Nosaby parish; a 15th-century copy letter of Archbishop Peder Lycke was misfiled under Araslöv in the National Archives.
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