Skansen Kronan

Skansen Kronan is a redoubt on the hill Risåsberget, in the Haga district of Gothenburg, Sweden. The fortress and its twin, Skansen Lejonet, were built to protect the city of Gothenburg against possible Danish attack, and thus had a similar purpose to the sea fort of New Älvsborg, which was built around the same time.

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Type: Fort
Description: redoubt on Risåsberget, Haga district of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Also known as: “Crown Redoubt”

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capitol and Hagabion.

Capitol

Movie theater

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Capitol is a movie theater, which is situated 240 metres east of Skansen Kronan.

Hagabion

Movie theater

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Hagabion is a movie theater, which is situated 280 metres west of Skansen Kronan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haga and Kommendantsängen.

Haga

Suburb

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Haga is a city district in Gothenburg, Sweden, renowned for its picturesque wooden houses, 19th century-atmosphere and cafés. Originally a working class suburb of the city with a rather bad reputation, it was gradually transformed into a popular visiting place for tourists and Gothenburgers.

Kommendantsängen

Suburb

Kommendantsängen

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Kommendantsängen is a suburb.

Olivedal

Suburb

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Olivedal is a suburb.

Skansen Kronan

Categories: sconce, redoubt, heritage site in Sweden, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Gothenburg, Domkyrkoförs. i Göteborg, Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.69619° or 57° 41′ 46″ north

Longitude

11.95539° or 11° 57′ 19″ east

Elevation

36 metres (118 feet)

Open location code

9F9HMXW4+F5

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Skansen Kronan” goes by many names.

Basque: “Skansen Kronan”
Dutch: “Redoute Kroon”
Dutch: “Skansen Kronan”
Finnish: “Kruunun linnake”
Finnish: “Skansen Kronan”
French: “Fortin a la couronne”
French: “fortin à la couronne”
French: “Fortin à la couronne”
French: “Skansen Kronan”
German: “Redoute Krone”
German: “Skansen Kronan”
Portuguese: “Skansen Kronan”
Russian: “Skansen Kronan”
Russian: “Редут Корона”
Spanish: “Reducto de la corona”
Swedish: “Skansen Kronan”
“Skansen Kronan”

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