Sollentunaholm, Manor house in Norrviken, Sollentuna Municipality, Sweden
Sollentunaholm is a manor house in Norrviken, Sollentuna Municipality, on the site of the Sollentunaholm islet by Lake Norrviken, east of Sollentuna Church. The present main building dates from 1902, when it was built as staff housing for the director of the Rotebro yeast factory. The 17th-century wings are gone: one burned around 1880, the other was burned by the fire brigade in the 1960s.
Sollentunaholm was built in the 1640s by governor Johan Berendes the Younger, and its lands included the villages of Sollentuna kyrkby, Kista and Skillinge. The main building burned in both the 18th and 19th centuries; the present house dates from 1902, when it served as staff housing for the director of the yeast factory in Rotebro. One 17th-century wing burned around 1880, the other in the 1960s.
The name Sollentunaholm comes from the holm, or islet, by Lake Norrviken where the manor was built. In Sollentunaholmsparken stands runestone U 103, moved here from Ytterby on Järvafältet. The farm buildings west of the railway now house school activities and small businesses.
The property sits in a wooded area with good transportation links and is surrounded by walking paths and natural areas. Visitors can explore the surroundings on foot and choose from several routes through the local landscape.
In Sollentunaholmsparken stands runestone Upplands runinskrifter 103, moved here from Ytterby on Järvafältet. On the hill between the manor and Sollentuna Church stood the turning pole of the 1912 Olympic marathon, known as the Maratonpelaren; for the 2012 anniversary race it was moved to the church gate, which required a land exchange between municipality and parish.
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