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Pålsjö Slott – Pålsjö Castle Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/7/2008
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


 

SWE
Slottet ligger i Pålsjö skog i Helsingborg. Den nuvarande byggnaden uppfördes 1676-1679, men har anor från medeltiden. Den förste kände ägaren var Sten Torbensen Bille, som dog 1520. Under den danska tiden gick godset under namnet Paafuels Kiöf, men på 1660-talet försvenskades detta till Påvelsköp. Senare benämns godset Pålsjö Gård alternativt Stora Pålsjö. Under slaget vid Helsingborg 1710 hade Magnus Stenbock (svensk greve och officer) sitt högkvarter i slottet. Parken i fransk stil anlades på 1760-talet. Vid en ombyggnad 1873 av den danske arkitekten Christian Abraham fick tornet det utseende det har idag. Slottet ägdes länge av släkten Follin, men har även ägts av släkter som Paulin, Gyllenskiepp, Pihl och Cöster. 1910 började byggnaden kallas Pålsjö Slott, vilket man gjorde fram till 1923, då den återigen benämndes Stora Pålsjö. 1957 köptes slottet av Helsingborgs stad, varvid man åter döpte byggnaden till Pålsjö Slott. 2006 sålde kommunen slottet till en konstellation av företag som sedan tidigare hyrde lokaler i slottet.

ENG
The castle is situated in Pålsjö woods in Helsingborg. The present building was built between 1676 and 1679 but traces its ancestry back to the Middle Ages. The first known owner was Sten Torbensen Bille, who died in 1520. During the Danish time the estate was called Paafuels Kiöf, but in the 1660s it was given the Swedish name Påvelsköp. Later the estate came to be known Pålsjö Gård (Pålsjö Farm) or Stora Påljö (Big Pålsjö). At the battle of Helsingborg 1710, Magnus Stenbock (Swedish count and officer) had his headquarters in the castle. The park in French style was designed in the 1760s. The building was rebuilt in 1873 by the Danish architect Christian Abraham and the tower got its present appearance. For a long time the castle was owned by the family Follin but it has also been owned by families like Paulin, Gyllenskiepp, Pihl and Cöster. In 1910 the building began to be called Pålsjö Slott (Pålsjö Castle) but in 1923 it was once again changed to Stora Pålsjö. In 1957 the city of Helsingborg bought the castle and renamed it Pålsjö Castle. In 2006 it was sold to the companies who rented offices in the building.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[SWE] 2 zrgre hcc. [ENG] 2 zrgre hc.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)