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an hour in Bosjö
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This is the first photo in a little mini serie of photos taken at Bosjö nunnery and castle and its surrondings. I was taken an off road on my way home from Malmö, and avoid the highway, life can be so much more beautiful.
This is from the homepage of the castle
(www.bosjokloster.se)
No one knows exactly when Bosjökloster was founded, but most of those who have investigated its history assume that it was about 1080 A. D. It was the Benedictine Order that built this nunnery on the shore of Lake Ringsjön. The oldest docuement in which Bosjökloster is mentioned is a bull from Pope Lucius in 1181, in which he confirms the convent's privileges. When the Reformation in the 16th century came to Skåne, which then was Danish, the nunnery was closed down. But even today there are many relics from the time of the nuns at Bosjökloster, among them the original vaults - once the nun's refectory-, the church, which is still attended by the local population, ruins of the penetential chapel, the little churchyard where the nuns lie buried under simple stones, and the Thousand Year Old Oak, which still comes into leaf every year in the park.
The first private owner of Bosjökloster was Mrs. Thale Ulfstand, who acquired it by a barter transaction with the Danish King Fredrik II. In 1628 the property was taken over by Jochum Beck, a versatile man and enthusiastic dilettante in many sciences. These experiments stood him dear; he lost most of his money and was forced to sell Bosjökloster to pay his debts. The buyer, Corfitz Ulfeldt, was also short-lived at Bosjökloster. He so lacked diplomacy in his intrigues with both the Swedish and Danish kings that he had to flee both countries, and his wife Leonora Christina - the king's daughter - was imprisoned in the Blue Tower in Copenhagen for all of 22 years.
The estate was sequestrated by the Swedish Government and fell into decay. After a lawsuit in 1735, Bosjökloster was returned to the Beck family, now Beck-Friis, who restored it and held it until 1908, when it was purchased by Count Philip Bonde, whose family still owns Bosjökloster. His grandson Count Tord Bonde and his family are now in charge of the estate. |
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Hi Stefan,
very nice place. I like the way you composed the shot. Good details. I'l glad to know that you'll visit Italy. I wish it will be a nice travel.
TFS
Gio
Hej Stefan,
I notice the special design of the church, with it roman style architecture!
The white walls stand out well against the blue sky and the tad of red roof adds a nice colour contrast...
A well balanced composition with sharp fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -
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hej Stefan,
there's a lot of things I don't know very much about (the most actually) and that's an other good reason to browes trough TE, there's always something new to learn. Bosjökloster is among those unknown things.
good comp ,like the bransch shadows on the wall.
tjingeling
Molla
Hej Stefan,
A fine picture of this typical Danish church. Good composition and good colours and also a very interesting note. Your title reminds of the Norwegian joke; "Better a dram an hour than an hour in Drammen"...
Hälsningar från Göteborg
Gunnar
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