Helliden Castle

File:Hans Henric von Essen (1820-1894).jpg

Helliden Castle (Hellidens slott) is a manor house at Tidaholm Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Today it is the site of Helliden Folk High School (Hellidens Folkhögskola).

{{cite web|url=http://www.tidaholm.se/turism/helliden.html|title=Hellidens slott|website= tidaholm.se |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820061055/http://www.tidaholm.se/turism/helliden.html|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-date=2010-08-20}} {{cite web|url= https://helliden.se/om-helliden/|title= Om Helliden|website= Hellidens folkhögskola |access-date=September 1, 2020}}

History

Helliden was built in 1858 by Hans Henrik von Essen (1820–1894). {{cite web|url= https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=15503|title=Hans Henrik von Essen|website= Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |access-date=September 1, 2020}} von Essen was owner and operator of Tidaholms bruk which operated the manufacture of wagons and agricultural implements. From 1856 to 1866, he was CEO of the steel and forest industry company Hellefors Bruk.

In 1868, he was involved in the formation of Tändsticksfabrik AB Vulcan in Tidaholm.

{{cite web|url=https://runeberg.org/rhasvindus/3/0113.html|title= Hellefors|website= Sveriges industri |access-date=September 1, 2020}}

{{cite web|url= https://runeberg.org/rhasvindus/1/0175.html|title= Tändsticksfabriksaktiebolaget Vulcan |website= Sveriges industri

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References

External links

[https://helliden.se/ Hellidens Folkhögskola website]

Category:Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County

Category:Tidaholm Municipality