Kärnan
Kärnan is a medieval tower in Helsingborg, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress which, along with the fortress Kronborg on the opposite bank of the Øresund, controlled the entranceway between the Kattegat and the Øresund and further south the Baltic Sea.- Email: visningar.dunkers@helsingborg.se
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden
- Also known as: “Helsingborg Castle”, “Helsingborgs slott”, and “Karnan”
- Roof shape: flat
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slottshagskyrkan and Henckelska gården.
Slottshagskyrkan
Church
Slottshagskyrkan is a church, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Kärnan.
Henckelska gården
Gamlegård, Helsingborg
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helsingborg and Elsinore.
Helsingborg
Elsinore
Elsinore or Helsingør is a city of just under 50,000 residents, in the north eastern corner of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is the closest city to Sweden, with frequent ferry connections to its twin city across the strait; Helsingborg.Välluv
Hamlet
Kärnan
- Categories: architectural ensemble, museum, tower, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Helsingborg, Helsingborgs Maria, Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.04829° or 56° 2′ 54″ north
Longitude
12.69749° or 12° 41′ 51″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Inception
1320
Height
35 metres (113 feet)
Open location code
9F8J2MXW+8X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flat
OpenStreetMap attribute
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Satellite Map
Discover Kärnan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Kärnan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البرج النواة”
- Asturian: “Kärnan”
- Czech: “Kärnan”
- Danish: “Helsingborg Slot”
- Danish: “Kärnan”
- Danish: “Kernen”
- Dutch: “Kärnan”
- French: “Kärnan”
- German: “Kärnan”
- Japanese: “ケアネン”
- Japanese: “ケルナン”
- Macedonian: “Кернан”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Helsingborg slott”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kernen”
- Norwegian: “Kernen”
- Russian: “Чернан”
- Serbian: “Кула у Хелсингборгу”
- Swedish: “Gamla Staden 8:2”
- Swedish: “Kärnan”
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