Hovdala Castle
Hovdala Castle is a castle in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. Its oldest visible parts date from the early 16th century although the original construction dates back to at least the early 12th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: its oldest parts date from the early 16th century and the tower carries traces of battles of the late 1600s when Danes attacked Hovdala during the Scanian War 1675-1679.
- Also known as: “Hovdala” and “Hovdala slott”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Göingeåsen and Brönnestad Church.
Göingeåsen
Nature reserve
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Göingeåsen is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km east of Hovdala Castle.
Brönnestad Church
Church
Photo: Haros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brönnestad Church is a church in Brönnestad, a village in Hässleholm Municipality, Sweden. The church was built in the 12th century and has been successively enlarged in the following centuries. Brönnestad Church is situated 3 km south of Hovdala Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matteröd and Hässleholm.
Matteröd
Hamlet
Photo: M9anvi0905, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matteröd is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Hovdala Castle.
Hässleholm
Town
Photo: Mywood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hässleholm is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 18,500 inhabitants in 2011. Hässleholm is situated 7 km northeast of Hovdala Castle.
Finja
Village
Photo: Dcastor, Public domain.
Finja is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden. Finja is located north of Lake Finjasjön, between Hässleholm and Tyringe. The village had a population of 535 inhabitants in 2010. Finja is situated 7 km north of Hovdala Castle.
Hovdala Castle
- Categories: manor house, tourist attraction, cultural property, heritage site in Sweden, building, historic site, and tourism
- Location: Hässleholm Municipality, Scania, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.10481° or 56° 6′ 17″ northLongitude
13.71254° or 13° 42′ 45″ eastElevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
9F8M4P37+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 415351802OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2704706Wikidata ID
Q1939159
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Hovdala Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hofdal Slot”
- Danish: “Hovdala Slot”
- Danish: “Hovdala slott”
- Dutch: “Hovdala slott”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Hovdala”
- Finnish: “Hovdala slott”
- Finnish: “Hovdalan linna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hovdala slott”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hovdala slott”
- Norwegian: “Hovdala slott”
- Russian: “Hovdala slott”
- Russian: “Замок Ховдала”
- Swedish: “Hovdala slott”
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Highlights include Offerstenen and Skogdammen.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hovdala Castle”. Photo: F.A.E., CC BY 3.0.