Tjolöholm Castle

Tjolöholm Castle
Tjolöholms slott

Western facade, facing the sea.
General information
Architectural style Tudor
Town or city Kungsbacka
Country Sweden
Construction started 1898
Completed 1904
Design and construction
Architect Lars Israel Wahlman (Swedish)
Website
Tjolöholm.se

Tjolöholm Castle (Swedish: Tjolöholms slott) is a country house, built 1898-1904, in Halland, Sweden. It is located on a peninsula in the Kungsbacka Fjord on the Kattegat coast. Tjoloholm Castle was designed in the Arts and Crafts style by architect Lars Israel Wahlmann.

In 2010, Danish film director Lars von Trier shot the exterior scenes of the film Melancholia at the castle.[1] The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

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Coordinates: 57°23′55″N 12°06′11″E / 57.39861°N 12.10306°E / 57.39861; 12.10306


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