Christinehof Castle is a manor house in Tomelilla Municipality, Scania, Sweden. The first estate mentioned on the site was Sjöstrup, which dates back to the 14th century and was traditionally owned by a German noble named Snakenborg. In 1387, the estates Kolstrup and Sjöstrup were united to the estate Andrarum.
In 1725, Christina Piper (1673–1752) bought the estate Andrarum. Piper was the widow of Carl Piper (1647–1716), who served as the head of the field chancellery under King Carl XII.
The present castle was built between 1737 and 1740 by Christina Piper. She named it Christinehof after herself, constructing the manor in the German Baroque style.
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Written by Nik Frost
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