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Kastelholm Castle

Kastelholm Castle is a medieval castle built by the Swedes in the late 14th century. It is located near Road 2 in the municipality of in , , about 25 kilometres northeast of , overlooking a fjord near the village of Kastelholm.
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  • Opening hours: May 2nd—September 30th 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: medieval castle on Åland, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Kastelholm”, “Kastelholma”, and “Kastelholms slott”
  • Wheelchair access: no
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vita Björn Prison Museum and Jan Karlsgården.

Museum
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 200 metres southeast of Kastelholm Castle.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 240 metres south of Kastelholm Castle.

Church
Photo: Annapannar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km northeast of Kastelholm Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haraldsby and Saltvik.

Village
Photo: Grigorius m, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Kastelholm Castle.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is located in the northeastern part of mainland and is the largest municipality in the province by land area. Out of 1,800 residents who live in the municipality year-round about 91 % speak Swedish as their mother tongue.

Town
Photo: Erik Wannee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Finström is a municipality in , 17 kilometers north of . The largest settlement is , which is also the second largest urban area of Åland after Mariehamn. is situated 5 km west of Kastelholm Castle.

Kastelholm Castle

Latitude
60.23286° or 60° 13′ 58″ north
Longitude
20.08063° or 20° 4′ 50″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
9GG263MJ+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230385754
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
850195
Wiki­data ID
Q1735335
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Kastelholm Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կաստելհոլմ ամրոց”
  • Cebuano: “Kastelholms Slott”
  • Chinese: “卡斯特霍爾姆城堡”
  • Danish: “Kastelholm Slot”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Kastelholm”
  • Dutch: “Kastelholm”
  • Estonian: “Kastelholmi linnus”
  • Finnish: “Kastelholm”
  • Finnish: “Kastelholman linna”
  • French: “Chateau de Kastelholm”
  • French: “château de Kastelholm”
  • French: “Château de Kastelholm”
  • French: “Kastelholm”
  • German: “Burg Kastelholm”
  • German: “Kastelholm”
  • German: “Kastelholma”
  • German: “Kastelholms Slott”
  • German: “Schloss Kastelholm”
  • Inari Sami: “Kastelholm lanne”
  • Japanese: “カステルホルム城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kastelholms slott”
  • Persian: “قلعه کاستلهلم”
  • Polish: “Kastelholm”
  • Russian: “Замок Кастельгольм”
  • Russian: “Замок Кастельхольм”
  • Russian: “Кастельхольм”
  • Swedish: “Kastelholm”
  • Swedish: “Kastelholma”
  • Swedish: “Kastelholms slott”
  • Turkish: “Kastelholm Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Кастельгольм”
  • Uzbek: “Kastelholm”

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