Sofiero Palace in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, was one of the Swedish royal family's country mansions, located 5 km north of Helsingborg. Helsingborg Municipality ( Helsingborgs kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Scania ( in Swedish and Danish) is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional province ( "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Helsingborg (between 1912 and 1971 spelled Hälsingborg) is a city in Scania in the southernmost part of Sweden, which has a population It was originally a Scanian farm called Skabelycke, bought in 1864 by Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden and his wife Sophia of Nassau. Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. Sofia Wilhelmina Mariana Henrietta of Nassau ( July 9, 1836 &ndash December 30, 1913) was Queen consort of Sweden [1] The first one-story palace was completed in 1865. It was expanded to its current size between 1874 and 1876, after crown prince Oscar had been crowned king Oscar II of Sweden and Norway.
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History
In 1905, Oscar II's grandchild Prince Gustaf Adolf, future King Gustaf VI Adolf, and his wife, crown princess Margaret received the palace as a wedding gift. Princess Margaret of Connaught (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah later Crown Princess of Sweden; 15 January 1882 &ndash 1 May They renovated the palace and started the large Rhododendron garden for which the palace is known today. Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family Prince Gustaf Adolf become king in 1950 and until 1973 Sofiero was his and his second wife Lady Louise Mountbatten's official summer residence. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Biography Louise was born "Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Battenberg " at Heiligenberg Palace in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. It was supposedly the King's favorite place and upon his death, which occurred in Helsingborg, he left Sofiero to the city of Helsingborg so that the general public could enjoy it as much as he did.
Today
A bus connection leaves several times an hour during peak hours from Helsingborg. The main attraction today is the very large gardens with a wide range of local (and other) plantlife, stretching to the shore of Oresund. Øresund or The Sound (Øresund Öresund is the Strait that separates the Danish island Zealand (Danish Sjælland) from the The Rhododendrons are especially noteworthy, consisting of almost 500 different varieties. Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family [2] The park also hold a small collection of modern art.
During the summer the large grass areas are sometimes used for large outdoor concerts with national as well as international stars such as Bob Dylan and Bryan Adams. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock
The palace itself is today used as restaurant, cafe and at times as a gallery.
Trivia
A brand of beer owned by Kopparbergs Brewery is named Sofiero. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea Kopparberg's Brewery (Kopparbergs Bryggeri is a Swedish Brewery and Cider company based in Bergslagen.
References
- ^ Helsingborgs stad. Sofieros historia. Sofieros slott och slottsträdgård. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ Helsingborgs stad. Sofieros Rhododendron. Sofieros slott och slottsträdgård. 18 April 2007. In Swedish. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
See also
- Helsingborg
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