- Type
- Castle
- Built
- 1537 · 16th century
- Site origins
- 1434 per Wikidata – an earlier stronghold or first mention
- Commissioned by
- Frederick I of Denmark
- Architect
- Erik Lundberg, Carl-Axel Stoltz
- Visiting
- probably – Wikidata lists it as a museum or gives tickets, opening hours or visitor numbers; check before you go
- Coordinates
- 55.6050°, 12.9875°
History
The first fortress on the Øresund was founded in 1434 by Eric of Pomerania, king of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. In 1534, during the civil war known as the Count's Feud, the burghers of Malmö demolished it, and in 1537 Christian III began a new castle, completed in 1542. From 1568 to 1573 it held James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Under the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658 the castle passed to Sweden along with Scania. From the 19th century until 1909 it served as a prison, and since 1937 it has housed a museum.
What to see
With brick ramparts, round artillery towers and a moat, the castle stands on the edge of the Kungsparken and Slottsparken parks. Its rooms and adjoining buildings house the Malmö Museums, with exhibitions on history, natural history and art, as well as an aquarium. Rooms from the Danish period and old prison cells also survive.
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