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Kärnan

Kärnan is a medieval tower in , , in southern . It is the only part remaining of a larger fortress which, along with the fortress on the opposite bank of the , controlled the entranceway between the and the and further south the Baltic Sea.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Henckelska gården and Slottshagskyrkan.

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is situated 170 metres west of Kärnan.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Kärnan.

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is situated 190 metres west of Kärnan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helsingborg and Elsinore.

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is in the province of southern . Historic , with its many old buildings, is a scenic coastal city. The buildings are a blend of old-style stone-built churches and a 600-year-old medieval fortress in the city centre, and more modern commercial buildings.

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or Helsingør is a city of just under 50,000 residents, in the north eastern corner of the island of in . It is the closest city to , with frequent ferry connections to its twin city across the strait; .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km southeast of Kärnan.

Kärnan

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
way 236992894
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
3213757
Wiki­data ID
Q1779457
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Kärnan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البرج النواة”
  • 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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kärnan”. Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.