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”
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vita Björn Prison Museum and Jan Karlsgården.

Museum
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 200 metres southeast of Kastelholm Castle.

Museum
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 240 metres south of Kastelholm Castle.

Manor estate
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a manor estate, which is situated 1 km southwest of Kastelholm Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sund and Haraldsby.

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
is a municipality in mainland . Here you can find two of the archipelago's main sights, Kastelholm castle and the ruined fortification of Bomarsund.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Kastelholm Castle.

Village
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast 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)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9GG263MJ+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230385754
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
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”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Κάστελχολμ”
  • 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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