Tuna gård, Manor house in Vimmerby Municipality, Sweden
Tuna gård is a manor house in Vimmerby with multiple buildings arranged as a cohesive complex. The structures reflect how a Swedish estate of the 1800s was organized, combining the main residence with service and working buildings around it.
The property was established in 1863 during an era when such rural estates reflected wealth and social status. Its design represents the architectural choices valued by Swedish landowners of that period.
The estate has belonged to the Hammarskjöld family since 1610, when Karl IX granted it as a fief to Peder Michelsson, who was ennobled under that name. Tuna kyrka nearby was built in 1892–1893 to drawings by the parish patron Hugo Hammarskjöld, later a government minister. The estate is still owned and run by Åke Hammarskjöld.
The estate is located in Vimmerby Municipality and accessible from the surrounding region. The various structures can be explored to understand how the different parts of a working rural property fit together.
The estate's church, Tuna kyrka, was built in 1892–1893 to drawings by Hugo Hammarskjöld, the parish patron who later became a government minister. The estate has stayed in the Hammarskjöld family since 1610, when Karl IX granted it as a fief to Colonel Peder Michelsson, later ennobled as Hammarskjöld. It is owned and run today by Åke Hammarskjöld.
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