Kärnan

Kärnan is a medieval tower in , , in southern Sweden. It is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress which, along with the fortress on the opposite bank of the Öresund, controlled the entranceway between the and the Öresund and further south the Baltic Sea.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (110 feet)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1320
  • …stands 35 metres (113 feet) tall
  • …has a flat roof
  • Description: building in Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden
  • Email: visningar.dunkers@helsingborg.se
  • Also known as
    “Helsingborg Castle”
    “Helsingborgs slott”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Slottshagskyrkan and Henckelska gården.
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Church
is a church.
120 metres northwest of Kärnan
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170 metres west of Kärnan
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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 .
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or Helsingør is a city of just under 50,000…
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Hamlet
is a hamlet.
7 km southeast of Kärnan

Kärnan

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Latitude
56.04829° or 56° 2′ 54″ north
Longitude
12.69749° or 12° 41′ 51″ east
Open location code
9F8J2MXW+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 236992894
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = castle
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made = tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
3213757
Wiki­data ID
Q1779457

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Kärnan” goes by many names.
البرج النواةArabic
KärnanAsturian
KärnanCzech
Helsingborg SlotDanish
KärnanDanish
KernenDanish
KärnanDutch
KärnanFrench
KärnanGerman
ケアネンJapanese
ケルナンJapanese
КернанMacedonian
KernenNorwegian
Helsingborg slottNorwegian Bokmål
KernenNorwegian Bokmål
ЧернанRussian
Кула у ХелсингборгуSerbian
Gamla Staden 8:2Swedish
KärnanSwedish

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