Tjolöholm Castle

Tjolöholm Castle (Swedish Tjolöholms slott ) is Kungsbacka in Sweden on Kungsbackafjord. The present castle was built in 1898-1904 according to the plans of architect Lars Israel Wahlman in the Tudor style. Around the castle there is a castle park, which is crisscrossed by hiking trails and extends to the Kungsbackafjord. The castle can be visited during the summer months.

In 1231 Tjolöholm was first mentioned, then still written Thiulfö, and belonged to King Valdemar II of Denmark. In 1659 it was purchased by the Swedish Field Marshal Carl Mauritz Lewenhaupt. In the following period the castle was resold several times and finally purchased in 1892 by the equerry JF Dickson. This was the old building and build tear the present structure. In 1960, the city of Gothenburg bought the whole property and made ​​the palace to the public. Since then visit more than 200 000 visitors per year the castle. Since 1988, during the Christmas season before the castle a Christmas market will be built, and find Advent concerts take place in the Castle Church.

In 2010, the castle served as a film set for the film Melancholia, by Danish director Lars von Trier.