Örbyhus Castle

Örbyhus Castle is a castle in , Sweden. It lies some 12 kilometres east of European route E4, approximately halfway between and .
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: 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.
  • Also known as: “Örbyhus slott”
Photo: Einarspetz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Örbyhus station and Örbyhus Church.

Railway station
Photo: Bunkerbild, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km north of Örbyhus Castle.

Church
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is situated 3 km north of Örbyhus Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Örbyhus and Upplanda.

Village
Photo: Zejo, Public domain.
is a locality situated in , , with 2,153 inhabitants in 2018. Castle, located a few kilometers from the village, is where king Eric XIV of Sweden was imprisoned until his death from arsenic poisoning on 26 February 1577. is situated 3 km north of Örbyhus Castle.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 364 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 3½ km northeast of Örbyhus Castle.

Village
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality situated in , , with 595 inhabitants in 2018. is situated 7 km northwest of Örbyhus Castle.

Örbyhus Castle

Latitude
60.19994° or 60° 11′ 60″ north
Longitude
17.70931° or 17° 42′ 34″ east
Open location code
9FGV5PX5+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49840339
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2371512
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Örbyhus Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Örbyhus gaztelua”
  • Danish: “Örbyhus Slot”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Örbyhus”
  • Dutch: “Örbyhus slott”
  • Finnish: “Örbyhus slott”
  • Finnish: “Örbyhusin linna”
  • French: “château d’Örbyhus”
  • French: “Château d’Örbyhus”
  • German: “Örbyhus slott”
  • German: “Schloss Örbyhus”
  • Japanese: “オルビュフス城”
  • Macedonian: “Орбиус (замок)”
  • Macedonian: “Орбиус”
  • Russian: “Örbyhus slott”
  • Russian: “Замок Эрбюхус”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Örbyhus”
  • Slovenian: “grad Örbyhus”
  • Slovenian: “Örbyhus slott”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Örbyhus”
  • Swedish: “Örbyhus 1:8”
  • Swedish: “Örbyhus slott”
  • Venetian: “Örbyhus Castle”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Örbyhus golfklubb and Kurirstenen.

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