Sundsby

Sundsby
General information
Location Bohuslän
Country  Sweden
Coordinates 58°04′13″N 11°41′20″E / 58.07028°N 11.68889°E / 58.07028; 11.68889Coordinates: 58°04′13″N 11°41′20″E / 58.07028°N 11.68889°E / 58.07028; 11.68889
Sundsby säteri
Sundsby säteri

Sundsby is a protected area located on the island of Mjörn in Tjörn Municipality, Bohuslän, Sweden. This is the site of Sundsby Manor (Sundsby säteri). [1] [2]

Sundsby dates to the Middle Ages and was first mentioned during 1388 by Bishop Eysteinn Erlendsson, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nidaros. In the second half of the 16th century, it came under the control of Laurits Olofsson Green (ca.1505-1581). His son Anders Lauritsson Green (ca. 1550-1614), who became Norwegian Chancellor, inherited Sundsby and significantly expanded the estate. After he died childless, Sundsby was inherited by his great niece, Margareta Huitfeldt in 1625. She and her husband, Thomas Dyre, further expanded the estate through purchase of adjacent property. Huitfeldt built an extensive estate complex around the fjords in central Bohuslän. [3] [4]

The older buildings burned down in 1720 and new buildings were built circa 1763. An extensive remodel was made in the 1890s. In the 1930s, the barn was refurbished and during the 1940s, the main building's interior was rebuilt. Tjörn municipality bought Sundsby in 2003. Since 2006, the area has been accessible to the public. Sundsby Säteri features an exhibition about Margareta Huitfeldt and access to guided tours, together with a café, restaurant, shop and bakery. The estate contains a garden surrounded by a hilly, wooded landscape edged by bays. The area is part of the European Union Special Area of Conservation. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sundsby". vastragotaland/Sv. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sundsby Sundsby, Walla socken af Göteborgs och Bohus län". Historiskt-geografiskt och statistiskt lexikon öfver Sverige. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Carl Martin Rosenberg. "Sundsby i Göteborgs och Bohus län". Geografiskt-statistiskt handlexikon öfver Sverige. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Anders Ryberg. "Släkten Green av Sundsby och Margareta Huitfeldt". tjsf.org/. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Välkommen till Sundsby". . Tjörn Kommun. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sundsby Manor/Sundsby Säteri". vastsverige.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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