Rössjöholm Castle is located ten miles northeast of Ängelholm in southern Sweden by Lake Rössjön. The current main building is a simple one-storey house with two wings, erected in 1731. However, an older fortress was first built on the site in 1533, and came to be used in the Scanian War of 1675-1679. At the end of the war, the Swedish forces demolished the castle to prevent the Danish from holding on to it.
The castle's most famous connection is with Frans G. Bengtsson, author of the novel The Long Ships. Bengtsson grew up as the son of the caretaker of Rössjöholm Castle and wrote about his childhood in the 1953 book Den lustgård som jag minns.
Bengtsson's brother, Bengt Bengtsson, was also born at the castle. He became a military officer and an Olympic gold medalist.
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Written by Nik Frost
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