Vardøhus Fortress

Vardøhus Fortress, called "Wardhouse" in English historical navigations, is located in in county, . It is located in the town of on the island of on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the in northeastern near the border.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: fortress in Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
  • Also known as: “Vardohus”, “Vardöhus”, “Vardøhus”, “Vardöhus fästning”, “Vardohus festning”, and “ヴァードフス要塞”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Steilneset Memorial and Vardø Church.

Monument
Photo: Stylegar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a monument in the… is situated 380 metres south of Vardøhus Fortress.

Church
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is a parish church of the Church… is situated 660 metres east of Vardøhus Fortress.

Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
GLOBUS is a radar system in the town of in , county, Norway. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Vardøhus Fortress.

Vardøhus Fortress

Latitude
70.37212° or 70° 22′ 20″ north
Longitude
31.09531° or 31° 5′ 43″ east
Open location code
CG2H93CW+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 653561700
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
777017
Wiki­data ID
Q1476429
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Vardøhus Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վարդյոհյուս”
  • Chinese: “瓦爾德胡斯堡壘”
  • Danish: “Vardøhus”
  • Dutch: “Vardøhus”
  • Finnish: “Vardøhus”
  • Finnish: “Varjakka”
  • French: “forteresse de Vardøhus”
  • French: “Forteresse de Vardøhus”
  • German: “Festung Vardøhus”
  • Japanese: “ヴァードウス城”
  • Kven Finnish: “Vuorean fästinki”
  • Northern Sami: “Várggáidlanni”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vardøhus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vardøhus”
  • Norwegian: “Vardøhus festning”
  • Russian: “Вардёхюс”
  • Swedish: “Vardøhus fästning”
  • Swedish: “Vardøhus”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vestervågen and Østervågen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Vardø Radio and Vardø Røde Kors.

Finnmark: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Vadsø and Nordkapp.

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