Skinnarbøl is amanor house and estate inKongsvinger Municipality inInnlandet ounty,Norway. It is located east of the city ofKongsvinger and east of the lake Vingersjøen, just north of theEuropean route E16.
Close to theSwedish border andFinnskogen, the estate lands have historically belonged to several families including the Swedish noble familiesNatt och Dag andOxenstierna. The estate manor house, often referred to asGrenseslottet (lit. 'The Border Palace'), was completed in 1849 and is decorated inEmpire style.[1]
The manor was frequently used by KingOscar II and his wife QueenSophia between 1892 and 1905. Queen Sophia's poor health often required her to use a wheelchair and she became particularly fond of the estate, as the manor house only had a single floor and large doorways.[2] The Queen therefore often preferred spending her time in Norway at Skinnarbøl, while King Oscar would reside more at theRoyal Palace inOslo.[3] The manor is today legally protected byRiksantikvaren.
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