Carlsten Fortress

Carlsten is a stone fortress located at , on the western coast of . The fortress was built on the orders of King Carl X of Sweden following the Treaty of Roskilde, 1658 to protect the newly acquired province of from hostile attacks.
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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of 38 metres (125 feet)
  • Description: fortress in Marstrand, Sweden
  • Also known as
    “Carlsten”
    “Carlstens fästning”
    “Karlstens Faestning”
    “Karlstens Fästning”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marstrand Church.
Kemitsv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a church building in , . is situated 280 metres east of Carlsten Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marstrand and Åstol.
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is in the municipality of , in on the west coast of .
Pål-Nils Nilsson, Public domain.
is a locality situated south… is situated 4 km north of Carlsten Fortress.
Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality situated in , , . is situated 9 km east of Carlsten Fortress.

Carlsten Fortress

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Latitude
57.88588° or 57° 53′ 9″ north
Longitude
11.57823° or 11° 34′ 42″ east
Open location code
9F9HVHPH+97
Geo­Names ID
2701677
Wiki­data ID
Q1408867

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Ukrainian—“Carlsten Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Carlsten”
  • Danish: “Carlstens fæstning”
  • Danish: “Karlsten”
  • Dutch: “Vesting Carlsten”
  • Dutch: “Vesting Karlsten”
  • Finnish: “Carlstenin linnoitus”
  • Finnish: “Carlstens fästning”
  • Finnish: “Karlstens fästning”
  • French: “Carlsten”
  • French: “fort de Carlsten”
  • French: “Fort de carlsten”
  • French: “Fort de Carlsten”
  • French: “Fort De Carlsten”
  • French: “Forteresse de Carlsten”
  • German: “Festung Carlsten”
  • German: “Festung Karlsten”
  • Macedonian: “Карлстен”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Carlstens festning”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karlstens festning”
  • Norwegian: “Carlstens festning”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Carlsten”
  • Russian: “Karlstens fästning”
  • Russian: “Карлстен”
  • Russian: “Карлстенская крепость”
  • Russian: “Крепость Карлстен”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کارلستن”
  • Spanish: “Carlsten”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Carlsten”
  • Swedish: “Carlstens fästning”
  • Swedish: “Karlstens fästning”
  • Swedish: “Marstrands fästning”
  • Ukrainian: “Карлстенська фортеця”

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