Torpa stenhus
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Torpa stenhus is a well preserved medieval castles near Åsunden
Åsunden (Västergötland)
Åsunden is a lake in Västergötland, Sweden....

, in the county of Västra Götaland, Sweden
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The first stone house was built around 1470 by Privy Council Arvid Knutsson  as fortress against the Danes. Reconstruction and remodeling took during the 1500s and 1600s. The castle has a well-preserved Renaissance
Renaissance
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 interior. The chapel, which was decorated in the late 1600s, is in baroque
Baroque
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 style. The castle is best known in history as the manor of the Swedish noble family of Stenbock. It was the residence of Catherine Stenbock, third and last consort of King Gustaf Vasa.

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