The 16th-century and 19th-century castles of Kulla Gunnarstorp

The grounds of Kulla Gunnarstorp in the Helsingborg Municipality contain two castles. On the estate stands an old castle built in the 16th century by the nobleman Jørgen Ottesen Brahe, and a new castle built in the 19th century by Swedish Foreign Minister Baltzar von Platen.

The first castle, originally called Gundestrup around 1500, belonged to the Parsberg family before passing to Jørgen Brahe through marriage. In 1639, Axel Eriksen Rosenkrantz of Glimmingehus bought the castle, and in 1775 it was sold to Count Gustaf Adolf Sparre, who built up a fine collection of paintings there. The property passed through several owners before being sold in 1837 to Carl De Geer of Leufsta.

After Count De Geer's death in 1861, his son Baltzar von Platen inherited the estate and built the new castle, which was designed by Danish architect Christian Zwingmann. The property passed to von Platen's daughter, Elisabeth, who married Axel Wachtmeister. The estate remained in the Wachtmeister family name until 1978, when the current owner, Gustav Trolle, inherited the estate from his mother, Charlotte (née Wachtmeister).

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