Karljohansvern

Karjohansvern at was the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1850 to 1963.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: Royal Norwegian Navy main base from 1850 to 1963
  • Also known as: “Carl Johansværn”, “Carljohansvern”, “Karl Johnsvern”, “Karljohansværn”, and “Karljohansvern orlogsstasjon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Preus Museum and Royal Norwegian Navy Museum.

Museum
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is the national for photography located in , . is situated 200 metres south of Karljohansvern.

Museum
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The is a museum documenting the history of the Royal Norwegian Navy. is situated 230 metres south of Karljohansvern.

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is situated 210 metres south of Karljohansvern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moss.

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is a coastal town and a municipality in county, Norway.

Karljohansvern

Latitude
59.4275° or 59° 25′ 39″ north
Longitude
10.48611° or 10° 29′ 10″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9FFGCFHP+2C
Geo­Names ID
3150440
Wiki­data ID
Q1733873
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Karljohansvern” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Karljohansvern”
  • Belarusian: “Карлёхансверн”
  • Danish: “Karljohansvern”
  • Dutch: “Karljohansvern”
  • Finnish: “Karljohansvern”
  • French: “Karljohansvern”
  • German: “Karljohansvern”
  • Japanese: “ホルテン海軍基地”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karljohansvern”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karljohansvern”
  • Norwegian: “Karljohansvern”
  • Polish: “Karljohansvern”
  • Russian: “Карлйохансверн”
  • Slovenian: “Karljohansvern”
  • Spanish: “Karljohansvern”
  • Ukrainian: “Карлйохансверн”

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