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Noor Slott is a very small castle, but still a castle. It is a pleasure palace created after the great models of the continent but adapted to Swedish conditions and on a smaller scale. Noor is Sweden’s smallest Baroque palace. The interesting history of the castle stretches far back in time and the estate is first mentioned in medieval sources as early as the 14th century. Noor’s real period of glory came after the so-called reduction in the 1680s when the estate was purchased by the Gyldenstolpe family. The councilor Nils Gyldenstolpe was one of the kingdom’s highest officials under King Charles XI. Nils Gyldenstolpe had the Noor estate expanded into a stately Baroque complex. The complex was depicted in 1698 in Suecia antiqua. The castle building itself was designed as a miniature pleasure palace and was primarily intended for recreation and summer stays. The architect Jean de la Vallée is believed to have done the drawings.
Earliest mentions of the castle
The oldest history of the farm Noor is first mentioned in manuscript sources in 1311 and is written in Latin; de norum. The origin of the place name The name Noor comes from the farm’s location on the river between the two lakes Walloxen and Säbysjön. The word nor in Old Swedish means “narrow water between two larger waters”. During the 16th century, the Crown owned the farm. Until the 1680s, Noor was owned by the Stöör, Tott and Månesköld families. In the mid-1680s, Noor was briefly annexed to the Crown through the so-called reduction. In 1761, Noor was sold to the Minister of State Carl Hermelin and the estate remained in the family’s possession by trust until 1917. In the winter and spring of 1897-98, the author Verner von Heidenstam visited Noor to seek peace and quiet to complete his work The Carolines. Noor is still the same inspiring castle environment, then as now. The history of Noor Castle contains many unusual and exciting events. The manuscript sources include evidence that King Charles XI visited Noor.
