Elleholms House (Swedish: Elleholms hovgård) is a manor house located in Blekinge County, Sweden. It is situated on the islet of the Mörrumsån river in the parish of Elleholm in Karlshamn Municipality. [1] [2]

Elleholms House
Elleholms hovgård
Elleholms House is located in Blekinge
Elleholms House
Location in Blekinge
General information
LocationBlekinge
Country Sweden
Coordinates56°9′47″N 14°45′02″E / 56.16306°N 14.75056°E / 56.16306; 14.75056

History

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Elleholm was a considerable estate dating from the medieval period. Elleholm is ravaged during the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1436. The Swedish crown took over the property during the time of the Reformation in Sweden. [3][4] [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Elleholms hovgård". sverigeplats.se. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ellenholm". Geografiskt-statistiskt handlexikon öfver Sverige. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. ^ John J. Murray. "The Peasant Revolt of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson and the Birth of Modern Sweden". The Journal of Modern History 19, no. 3 (Sep., 1947): 193-209. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Elleholm" (PDF). Karlshamns historia. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ellenholm". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved January 1, 2019.