The estate comprises 110 houses and a total of 12,300 acres (5,000 hectares).

Originally named Kattisnabbe and later Eriksholm, it has been known since 1424, and was a monastic estate in the late Middle Ages.

Frederik Trolle (1693-1770) gave it its present name in 1755.

The holder of the estate carry the family name Trolle-Bonde.

[1] Trolleholm Castle was chosen by Arrow Games to feature in their Scandinavian Series of jigsaws in the 1960-80s.