OUR HISTORY The first inhabitants settled in Nääs as long ago as the Bronze Age. Maybe it was them who carved the cup marks in the rock face by Vänhem to commemorate a unique place or special event. Actual historical records document the different owners of the property from the late 1500s onwards. ...
HISTORY
The Nääs estate today is not just a listed national monument and a nature reserve, but also a large farm with its own fascinating story. Nääs castle, a landmark that sits enthroned on its own spit of land, proclaiming its place in history, is the estate’s crowning glory.
AUGUST ABRAHAMSON August Abrahamson is the Nääs estate’s last private owner. He was born to German Jewish parents in Karlskrona in 1817 and came to be a very successful merchant with his own trading company in Gothenburg, August Abrahamson & Co, which dealt in small haberdashery goods such as bu ...
SOPHIE ELKAN & SELMA LAGERLÖF Sophie Elkan was the niece of August Abrahamson, who owned the Nääs estate including the castle and School of Crafts. In January 1894 she met the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf for the first time. This meeting resulted in a lifelong, close and affectionate friendship ...
SMOKING ROOM WALLPAPER In anticipation of the King’s visit to Nääs Castle in 1890 the so called Smoking Room was redecorated with a stunning wallpaper, designed by the renowned French wallpaper manufacturer Paul Balin (1832 – 1898). He was the most successful designer of the time, making wallpapers ...