Bålby Manor, Manor house in Laxå Municipality, Sweden.
Bålby Manor is a säteri and manor house in Skagershult parish, Laxå Municipality, Örebro County, beside Lake Teen and Skagershultsmossen, about 40 km southwest of Örebro in Närke. The estate runs organic dairy and meat production, forestry, rentals and a farm shop, and includes the village of Träntorp with homes, a barn and stables.
Bålby säteri was formed in the early 17th century by the Falkenberg family, and Melker Falkenberg built the first manor complex there as the main seat of the Hasselfors works. This marked the start of industrial activity at Hasselfors and the founding of Hasselfors Bruk. Skagershults old church was completed in 1651, and a wrought-iron hammer was set up at Hasselfors in 1671. Since 1996 the estate and church have been managed by the von Schéele family.
Bålby was the seat of the Hasselfors ironworks, founded by the Falkenberg family in the early 17th century; Melker Falkenberg built the first manor house there as the works' main residence. The estate and nearby Skagershult old church, completed in 1651, have been managed by the von Schéele family, resident on the farm since 1996. Today the farm runs organic milk and meat production, forestry, rentals and a farm shop, and the village of Träntorp with its housing, barn and stables belongs to the estate.
Bålby lies by Lake Teen and Skagershultsmossen, about 40 km southwest of Örebro in Närke, in Laxå Municipality. The estate is a working farm with dairy and meat production, forestry and a farm shop, so visitors should keep to paths and marked areas. The village of Träntorp, with its housing, barn and stables, belongs to the estate.
The village of Träntorp, with its homes, barn and stables, belongs to the Bålby estate. Since 1996 the von Schéele family has lived at Bålby and manages both the säteri and Skagershults old church, completed in 1651.
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