Viderup Castle

Viderup Castle
Viderups slott
Eslöv Municipality
Viderups slott
Viderup Castle
Coordinates	55.7775°N 13.2875°E / 55.7775; 13.2875
Type	manor house
Site information
Open to the public	No
Site history
Built	1617-23

Viderup Castle (Swedish: Viderups slott) is a manor house in Eslöv Municipality, Scania, Sweden. The main building has two floors together with two one-storey wings, surrounds a courtyard that is open to the north. ^[1]

History

Viderup manor (former spelling Hviderup) was built in Renaissance style during the early 17th century by Anne Brahe (1576-1635), widow of Steen Maltesen Sehested (1553-1611), Danish Marshal of the Realm (rigsmarsk) and commander of Froste Herred in Scania. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of castles in Sweden

References

1. "Viderups slott". Eslövs kommun. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
2. "Hviderup". Slottsguiden. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
3. "Steen Maltesen Sehested". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.