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Örbyhus Castle — Attraction in Tierps kommun

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Örbyhus Castle is a castle in Tierp Municipality, Sweden. It lies some 12 kilometres east of European route E4, approximately halfway between Uppsala and Gävle. Known since the 14th century, the estate was turned into a castle during the 15th century by Johan Kristensson Vasa, grandfather of Swedish king Gustav Vasa.
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Örbyhus Castle

Örbyhus slott 112, 748 95 Örbyhus, Sweden
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Örbyhus Castle is a castle in Tierp Municipality, Sweden. It lies some 12 kilometres east of European route E4, approximately halfway between Uppsala and Gävle. Known since the 14th century, the estate was turned into a castle during the 15th century by Johan Kristensson Vasa, grandfather of Swedish king Gustav Vasa.

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Lovisa StålbrandtLovisa Stålbrandt
Beautiful place with a lot of books for all ages and puposes! A "must go to place" for any book lover. I found the perfect gift for my mother thanks to the lovely staff and they wraped it up flawlessly with a silk ribbon🎁
Sona MistrikovaSona Mistrikova
Orbyhus thought me so much about Swedish history. Although we arrived when it was closed, there was still so much to see on the grounds of the castle. We will definitely come back for a guided tour.
Luke DanielLuke Daniel
Beautiful and historic castle. Grounds are maintained by kind people. Lovely ballroom for piano concerts. Great greenhouse with flowers galore. Beautiful part of Swedish countryside.
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Beautiful place with a lot of books for all ages and puposes! A "must go to place" for any book lover. I found the perfect gift for my mother thanks to the lovely staff and they wraped it up flawlessly with a silk ribbon🎁
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Orbyhus thought me so much about Swedish history. Although we arrived when it was closed, there was still so much to see on the grounds of the castle. We will definitely come back for a guided tour.
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Beautiful and historic castle. Grounds are maintained by kind people. Lovely ballroom for piano concerts. Great greenhouse with flowers galore. Beautiful part of Swedish countryside.
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Attractive old castle with well maintained garden. One part is used by the golf club, there are concerts in the orangerie. You get an idea how wealthy the Swedish royals were, what type of influence South Europa had for the look of the castle garden. The water level of the lake is much lower today, still majestetic...

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Guidning på Örbyhus Slott

Tyvärr en oerhört besvikelse. Det var uppenbart redan från början att guiden saknade grundläggande kunskap om slottets historia och släkten Vasa. Hon hamnade alltför ofta i sidospår och berättade personliga anekdoter som inte har något med slottets historia att göra. Att hon spenderade lång tid på egna teorier om hur och varför Erik XIV mördades gjorde bara allt värre. Till råga på allt kom det under visningen fram att hon skulle fokusera på “damerna” då vederbörande var “så trött på män”. Guiden nöjde sig med att kalla vasasönerna "psykiskt sjuka" och hävdade att de “bara bråkade med varandra”. Enligt hennes beskrivning var även Gustav Vasas införande av arvsmonarki “inte genomtänkt”.

Jag hoppas verkligen att Örbyhus Slott satsar på mer balanserade guider i framtiden. Ett slott av detta historiska värde...

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The castle has been used as a prison, and the most famous prisoner was the King Eric XIV of Sweden, who died here in 1577.

Wurde als Gefängnis verwendet, und sein bekanntester Gefangener war König Erik XIV.. Er starb in Örbyhus am 1577, anscheinend durch eine Erbsensuppe vergiftet. Während des 15. Jahrhunderts wurde errichtet ein stein donjon für Verteidigungszwecke von Johan Kristensson Wasa, Großvater des zukünftigen König Gustav I. Wasa. Der Steinturm bildet noch den Kern des Schloßkomplexes. Während der Herrschaft von Gustav Wasa das Schloss wurde zu einer Festung mit einer umliegenden Mauer ausgebaut. Um den Turm herum verläuft eine noch teilweise bewahrte, außen viereckige und innen runde Verteidigungsmauer mit...

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