Björkborn Manor
Museum about Alfred Nobel in Karlskoga, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Björkborn Manor[lower-alpha 1] (Swedish: Björkborns herrgård, Swedish pronunciation: [bjœːrkboːɳ])[check vowel length] is a manor house and the very last residence of Alfred Nobel in Sweden. The manor is located in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. The current-standing white-colored manor house was built in the 1810s, but the history of the property is older.
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Björkborns herrgård | |
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Type | Manor house |
Address | Björkbornsvägen 10 |
Town or city | Karlskoga |
Country | Sweden |
Construction started | 19th century |
Completed | 1810s |
Known for | Alfred Nobel |
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Björkborn Manor is the site of an Alfred Nobel museum. It had a role in the process of the creation of the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Foundation.
Björkborn is located within a park-like garden, that is bordered by a river to the west and south, and by an industrial area to the north.