Skokloster Castle

Sweden

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Skokloster Castle is located on the northern arm of Lake Mälaren, south of Uppsala, in Sweden. This historic castle boasts a remarkable collection of trophies, including an armory, from the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). Lake Mälaren itself was once a bay of the Baltic Sea but became a lake around 1200 due to crustal movements. With over 1,200 islands and a deeply indented, wooded shoreline, the lake area is a popular residential and resort region.1

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The château of Skokloster, south of Uppsala, on the northern arm of Lake Mälaren, has a remarkable collection of trophies, including an armoury, from the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48).
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