Nyköping Castle, located in Nyköping, Sweden, dates back to the Birger Jarl era. The castle hosted a tragedy at the grand Christmas banquet of 1317, where King Birger’s brothers, the dukes Eric and Valdemar, were killed. Known as the Nyköping Banquet, the event is a major historical milestone for the medieval fortress.
The castle underwent construction works by Duke Charles, who later became Charles IX of Sweden, in the late 16th century, transforming it into a renaissance palace. After the palace burned down with the rest of the city in 1665, some of its bricks were used in the construction of Stockholm Palace. However, parts of the castle were sound enough to be used as county residence until the 1760s.
Parts of the castle were refurbished in the 20th century. Today, Kungstornet (the King's Tower) and Gamla residenset (the Old Residence) house the permanent exhibits of the Sörmlands museum. A restaurant is also located in the banquet hall and Drottningkällaren (the Queen's Cellar).
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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