gripsholm castle opening hours Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/gripsholm-castle-opening-hours Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Gripsholm Castle in Lake Malar http://travelsfinders.com/gripsholm-castle-in-lake-malar.html http://travelsfinders.com/gripsholm-castle-in-lake-malar.html#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:22:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=229789 The most notable building in Mariefred is Grips-holm Castle, on an island close to the shores of the lake. It takes its name from a stronghold built in 1380 by Bo Jonsson, known as Grip. The present castle was built by Henrik von Gollen in the reign of Gustavus Vasa (1537-44). Its last occupant (1864) was King Karl XV. In the past it was a prison as well as a residence; Gustavus Vasa’s sons and the deposed King Gustav IV were confined here. With its massive walls, towers and defensive structures, Gripsholm has preserved its medieval character in spite of

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