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Tosterup Castle

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Address: Tosterups Gård AB, 273 91 Tomelilla, Sweden

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Tosterup Castle is located about 12 km northeast of Ystad . With its late medieval tower, it is one of the most interesting castles in the East region. The castle is three-length and enclosed by a moat. The castle's current exterior is mostly from the 1760s . Tosterup's church is adjacent to the castle. The farm's name was formerly written Thostrup and Tostorp. Its oldest known owner was Axel Eskilssen of the Mules family. He lived in about 1330. With his daughter Barbara, the farm must have come to her husband, Torkel Nilsson Brahe to Gyllebo. It is stated that he must flee and lost his goods, accused of murder. Tosterup is supposed to have returned to his family around 1440 and gone to his grandson Axel Pedersen, but the task is doubtful. Her grandson Axel Pedersen, on the other hand, was surely the owner of Tosterup. His grandson Jörgen Tygesen Brahe, dead in 1565, erected the high tower. The estate went into his family's inheritance on the mans side until 1640. Then, after Tyge Axelsson's death, it was sold to Tage Thott, the Skåne king. Tosterup attacked his son's great-grandfather Jörgen Krabbe. It was sold in 1688 to the Governor General Rutger von Ascheberg. The estate then came through inheritance to his daughter's son, Colonel Rutger Barnekow, died in 1772. It was purchased in 1783 from his heirs by Lieutenant General Johan Sparre af Söfdeborg, whose daughter Sophie was married to Count Carl August Ehrenswaard (1745-1800). She remarried in 1803 with Lieutenant General Isaac Lars Silfversparre. He bought Tosterup in 1810 from his mother-in-law and sold it in 1833 to his stepson, Count Gustaf Karl Albert August Ehrenswaard, dead in 1860. At his death it was inherited by the son Foreign Minister Albert Ehrenswaard d.a. , dead 1901. Tosterup is now held by the grandson of the latter, Count Jan Ehrenswaard. Around 1500, the main building was completed, with three floors, under the leadership of Thyge Axelsen Brahe. The tower is believed to originate from the late 1300s. The entrance to the castle was probably first arranged from the west. An entrance arch was added during the 16th century through the main building and ended with a gate tower, where the lower part remains. Over the archway was built a wind bridge that remained until sometime in the 19th century when it was replaced with the current fixed bridge. After 1483, the castle tower and the oldest parts of the castle were probably built, when King Hans lifted the ban on the nobility to erect fortified houses. The castle has managed to maintain its very old-fashioned look despite the many extensions and rebuilds over the centuries. The present bail is three-tiered, has a square, five-storey high defense tower in the southeast corner and is surrounded by moat. In the middle of the 18th century, the tower was built with the castle, since it had been independent from the beginning from the other castle lengths. For a long time it served as a sea mark and the seafarers were warned of sand reefs on the dangerous south coast when they had a glimpse of Tosterup's tower. But later the Sandhammar's lighthouse was built to take over that task. Today, Rutger Barnekow's buildings still characterize Tosterup, when he was a diligent builder. The north side of the main building was equipped with a stair tower and two wings were completed around the courtyard. The wind bridge was replaced with a stone bridge. The "Barnekowska lodge" which joins in the west to the present castle gate is one of his many economic buildings that remain. Source: https://sv.wikipedia.org

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The farm's name was formerly written Thostrup and Tostorp. Its oldest known owner was Axel Eskilssen of the Mules family. He lived in about 1330. With his daughter Barbara, the farm must have come to her husband, Torkel Nilsson Brahe to Gyllebo. It is stated that he must flee and lost his goods, accused of murder. Tosterup is supposed to have returned to his family around 1440 and gone to his grandson Axel Pedersen, but the task is doubtful. Her grandson Axel Pedersen, on the other hand, was surely the owner of Tosterup. His grandson Jörgen Tygesen Brahe, dead in 1565, erected the high tower. The estate went into his family's inheritance on the mans side until 1640. Then, after Tyge Axelsson's death, it was sold to Tage Thott, the Skåne king. Tosterup attacked his son's great-grandfather Jörgen Krabbe. It was sold in 1688 to the Governor General Rutger von Ascheberg. The estate then came through inheritance to his daughter's son, Colonel Rutger Barnekow, died in 1772. It was purchased in 1783 from his heirs by Lieutenant General Johan Sparre af Söfdeborg, whose daughter Sophie was married to Count Carl August Ehrenswaard (1745-1800). She remarried in 1803 with Lieutenant General Isaac Lars Silfversparre. He bought Tosterup in 1810 from his mother-in-law and sold it in 1833 to his stepson, Count Gustaf Karl Albert August Ehrenswaard, dead in 1860. At his death it was inherited by the son Foreign Minister Albert Ehrenswaard d.a. , dead 1901. Tosterup is now held by the grandson of the latter, Count Jan Ehrenswaard.

Around 1500, the main building was completed, with three floors, under the leadership of Thyge Axelsen Brahe. The tower is believed to originate from the late 1300s. The entrance to the castle was probably first arranged from the west. An entrance arch was added during the 16th century through the main building and ended with a gate tower, where the lower part remains. Over the archway was built a wind bridge that remained until sometime in the 19th century when it was replaced with the current fixed bridge.
After 1483, the castle tower and the oldest parts of the castle were probably built, when King Hans lifted the ban on the nobility to erect fortified houses. The castle has managed to maintain its very old-fashioned look despite the many extensions and rebuilds over the centuries. The present bail is three-tiered, has a square, five-storey high defense tower in the southeast corner and is surrounded by moat. In the middle of the 18th century, the tower was built with the castle, since it had been independent from the beginning from the other castle lengths. For a long time it served as a sea mark and the seafarers were warned of sand reefs on the dangerous south coast when they had a glimpse of Tosterup's tower. But later the Sandhammar's lighthouse was built to take over that task.
Today, Rutger Barnekow's buildings still characterize Tosterup, when he was a diligent builder. The north side of the main building was equipped with a stair tower and two wings were completed around the courtyard. The wind bridge was replaced with a stone bridge. The "Barnekowska lodge" which joins in the west to the present castle gate is one of his many economic buildings that remain.
Source: https://sv.wikipedia.org