Lindholmen Castle

Lindholmen Castle was a Danish fortified castle on the banks of lake Börringe in Svedala Municipality, Scania, southern Sweden.

A grassy mound is the only structural remainder of Lindholmen Castle ruin today

Medieval history
Albert of Sweden
Margaret I of Denmark

Lindholmen became an important fortification in the defence of Scania during the Middle Ages because of its strong encircling defensive walls and double moats. At the time, a small river and treacherous marshes made the terrain surrounding the castle hard to navigate. Originally a private castle, it was in 1339 turned over to Magnus Eriksson, king of Sweden, Norway and Scania.

In 1395, Margaret I of Denmark used the castle to conduct peace negotiations with the deposed king of Sweden, Albrecht von Mecklenburg, who had been forced to give up the Swedish throne in her favor. The meeting at Lindholmen to determine Albrecht’s fate lasted 16 days and was attended by so many participants that tents had to be erected on the castle grounds to accommodate them.[1]

Before the negotiations in 1395, the Swedish king had been held prisoner in Lindholmen Castle for close to seven years. He was captured and taken there following his defeat at the battle of Falköping in 1389. During his imprisonment, the Danish queen was the de facto ruler of Sweden.

Destruction

During the 15th century, the castle's importance waned. It was torn down in the 16th century in order to provide building material for Malmöhus Castle.

When Scania became Swedish in 1658, Charles X Gustav gave Lindholmen estate, along with Börringe Abbey, to his son Gustaf Carlson. During the reduction, Lindholmen became crown property and was leased out. In 1723, Lindholmen and Börringe Abbey were bought by Erasmus Clefwe and in 1827 the joined estates were divided into smaller pieces and sold off.

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References
  1. The castle ruin at Lindholmen Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Romeleåsen Lake District Committee (the municipalities of Lund, Malmö, Sjöbo, Skurup, Svedala, Trelleborg and Ystad) and Region Skåne. Retrieved 2 May 2007.

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