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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  • Email: visningar.dunkers@helsingborg.se
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Gamla Staden 8:2”, “Helsingborg Castle”, “Helsingborg Slot”, “Helsingborg slott”, “Helsingborgs slott”, “Karnan”, and “ケルナン”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Slottshagskyrkan and Henckelska gården.

Church
Photo: Hepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Kärnan.

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is situated 170 metres west 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 .

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or Helsingør is a city of just under 50,000…

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)
Established
1320
Height
35 metres (113 feet)
Roof shape
flat
Wheelchair access
no
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
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Kärnan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البرج النواة”
  • Asturian: “Kärnan”
  • Czech: “Kärnan”
  • Danish: “Kernen”
  • Dutch: “Kärnan”
  • French: “Kärnan”
  • German: “Kärnan”
  • Japanese: “ケアネン”
  • Macedonian: “Кернан”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kernen”
  • Norwegian: “Kernen”
  • Russian: “Чернан”
  • Serbian: “Кула у Хелсингборгу”
  • Swedish: “Kärnan”

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Places to explore: Oceanhamnen and Anneberg.

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