Oscarsborg Fortress

Oscarsborg Fortress is a coastal fortress in the , close to the town of in , Norway. The best known part is situated on two small islets: Nordre Kaholmen and Søndre Kaholmen.
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  • Military installation
  • …lies at an elevation of 21 metres (69 feet)
  • …is also known as “Oscarborg”
  • Description: coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, Norway
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Småskjær and Småskjær.
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is a nature reserve.
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is an islet, which is situated 1 km south of Oscarsborg Fortress.
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is an island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drøbak and Fagerstrand.
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is in the Frogn municipality, in the county…
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is a village in the municipality… is situated 7 km north of Oscarsborg Fortress.
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is an organic farm and country estate… is situated 8 km south of Oscarsborg Fortress.

Oscarsborg Fortress

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Latitude
59.67353° or 59° 40′ 25″ north
Longitude
10.60708° or 10° 36′ 26″ east
Open location code
9FFGMJF4+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6463615980
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Geo­Names ID
3143251
Wiki­data ID
Q2033069

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Oscarsborg Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوسكاربورغ”
  • Chinese: “奥斯卡堡要塞”
  • Chinese: “奥斯卡斯堡要塞”
  • Chinese: “奧斯卡博格要塞”
  • Chinese: “奧斯卡堡要塞”
  • Chinese: “奧斯卡斯堡要塞”
  • Chinese: “歐斯峽灣”
  • Danish: “Oscarsborg”
  • Dutch: “Fort Oscarsborg”
  • Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo Oscarsborg”
  • Esperanto: “Oscarsborg”
  • Estonian: “Oscarsborgi kindlus”
  • Finnish: “Oscarsborg”
  • French: “forteresse d’Oscarsborg”
  • French: “Forteresse d’Oscarsborg”
  • German: “Oscarsborg”
  • German: “Oskarsborg”
  • Japanese: “オスカースボルグ要塞”
  • Japanese: “オスカーボルク要塞”
  • Japanese: “オスカルスボルグ要塞”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oscarsborg festning”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oscarsborg Festning”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oscarsborg”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oscarsborg festning”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oscarsborg Festning”
  • Norwegian: “Oscarsborg festning”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Oscarsborg”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Oscarsborg”
  • Swedish: “Moses och Aron”
  • Swedish: “Oscarsborg festning”
  • Swedish: “Oscarsborg”
  • Swedish: “Oscarsborgs fästning”
  • Swedish: “Oskarsborg”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Оскарборг”

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