Sofiero Palace

Sofiero Palace
Sofiero slott
Helsingborg Municipality
Sofiero Palace
Sofiero Palace is located in Skåne
Sofiero Palace
Sofiero Palace
Coordinates56°05′02″N 12°39′35″E / 56.0839°N 12.6597°E / 56.0839; 12.6597
TypeFormer royal palace
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1865 (1865)
Gardens of Sofiero Palace

Sofiero Palace, or just Sofiero (Swedish: "Sofiero slott", or just "Sofiero"), in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, was one of the Swedish royal family's country mansions, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Helsingborg. It was originally a Scanian farm called Skabelycke, bought in 1864 by Prince Oscar of Sweden and his wife Sophia of Nassau.[1] The first one-story palace was completed in 1865. It was expanded to its current size between 1874 and 1876, after Prince Oscar had been crowned King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway.

  1. ^ Helsingborgs stad. Sofieros historia. Sofieros slott och slottsträdgård. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.