The historical development of Hånö Säteri

Hånö is a manor in Bälinge township in Nyköping county in Södermanland. Its growth came from the trades and maneuvers of its owners over several centuries. A park, planted during Georg Magnus Smedberg's time in the 1790s, separates the main building from the economic buildings and workers' quarters.

Hånö was mentioned as a manor in 1611, formed by merging two freehold farms, Koppardal and Svinesund. Both were mentioned as early as the 1300s when they were under Nynäs slott. Koppardal, Svinesund, the farm of Sjö, and two more in the village of Berg were located on the Hånö peninsula. In the late 1500s, they were farmsteads under Tärnö. They belonged to Margareta Birgersdotter (Grip) and passed to her husband Sten Axelsson Banér after her death. When his lands were confiscated by the crown, they were returned to the Grip family, who then sold the farms on the Hånö peninsula to Karin Joensdotter of Sjösa säteri. The manor was formed for tax reasons, and the manor buildings were likely constructed shortly after, around 1611 and 1616.

Karin Joensdotter had no heirs, and upon her death in 1627, Hånö passed to her half-sister Ebba Lilliehöok's children with Jost Kursell. The youngest daughter, Sigrid Kurtzel, settled on Hånö. She was first married to Nils Ryning, but he died after a year, and she remarried Henrik Fleming in 1633. When Fleming took over, the old manor buildings were likely considered too modest, and a new stone building was probably planned shortly thereafter. A preserved weathervane from 1646 suggests that the new building was under roof by that time. The Fleming couple owned several estates but lived largely on Hånö, where Sigrid Kurtzel died in 1658.

After her death, the estate was inherited by her son, the baron Jakob Fleming. He also inherited Holbonäs säteri and later owned Ökna, Flemingshov, Harlinge, and Yxtaholm, though he lived partially on Hånö. Under his tenure, Hånö was significantly expanded. He acquired the farms Sundet, Bodsnäset, and Bodsängen through a trade with Konrad Gyllenstierna on Nynäs. He also acquired Tranvik, Sanda, two farms in Stäk, and several small hamlets and cottages through a land exchange in Tystberga. He likely had new wing buildings constructed, which were recorded as new in 1685.

In 1689, the estate passed to Jakob's daughter, Sigrid Beata, who was married to Sven Ribbing. Upon her death in 1740, it was inherited by her eldest daughter, Beata Jaquette Ribbing. She owned several estates and spent little time on Hånö. Because her marriages were childless, the estate passed to three cousins, including Anna Christina Fleming. After several more owners, the estate was sold to the silk manufacturer Hans Magnus Furubom, who was granted royal permission to buy it. He eventually transferred the contract to Georg Magnus Smedberg, who made many improvements, especially to the garden. He also traded for the last remaining farmstead on the Hånö peninsula. Smedberg's daughters eventually sold the estate to Fredrik Isoz, whose family held it until 1953.

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