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Borgholm Castle
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💥 War & expulsion

Borgholm Castle

Ruins · Sweden

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
56.871, 16.643
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Why it was abandoned

💥 War & expulsion

Detected automatically from the text: The castle was destroyed in a fire on 14 October 1806.

History

Borgholm Castle in Borgholm, Sweden, is today only a ruin of the fortress that was first built in the second half of the 13th century and rebuilt many times in later centuries. It is linked to Halltorp estate, to the south. The castle was destroyed in a fire on 14 October 1806.

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