Stenhammar Palace

Stenhammar (Swedish: Stenhammars slott) is a palace in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, located outside the town of Flen about 120 kilometers southwest of Stockholm. It is situated right by the Western Main Line railway.

Stenhammar
Sweden
Coordinates59°03′02″N 16°33′07″E
TypePalace
Country estate
Site information
OwnerThe State
Controlled byKing Carl XVI Gustaf (leaseholder)
Site history
Built1658
Built byJohan Johansson Rosenhane
MaterialsDimension stone

Stenhammar is owned by the State and it has been leased to King Carl XVI Gustaf since 1966, but is not considered a crown palace. The previous leaseholder was Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (younger brother of the Kings' paternal grandfather) who lived there and held it until his death. Stenhammar was donated to the State by landowner and courtier Robert von Kræmer in 1903, and the will stipulates that it should be leased out to a Prince of the Royal House, preferably a Duke of Södermanland, if there is one.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Stenhammar" in Nordisk familjebok (1917)
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