Oscar II Fort
Oscar II Fort is a fort in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Oscar II Fort is situated nearby to the apartment building Bagarens hus, as well as near the suburb Nya Varvet.Photo: Saftgurka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: main fortification of Elfsborg Fortress built in 1899-1907 to protect the sea entrance to Gothenburg
- Also known as: “Oscar II’s fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Elfsborg Fortress and Bagarens hus.
New Elfsborg Fortress
Castle
Photo: Pål-Nils Nilsson, CC BY 2.5.
New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban area of modern Gothenburg, Sweden. New Elfsborg Fortress is situated 1½ km northwest of Oscar II Fort.
Bagarens hus
Apartment building
Photo: Abbedabb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bagarens hus is an apartment building, which is situated 640 metres southeast of Oscar II Fort.
Älvsborg Church
Church
Photo: pixelthing, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Älvsborg Church is situated 2 km east of Oscar II Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nya Varvet and Högsbohöjd.
Nya Varvet
Suburb
Photo: Dagjoh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nya Varvet is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Oscar II Fort.
Högsbohöjd
Suburb
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Högsbohöjd is a suburb, which is situated 4 km east of Oscar II Fort.
Västra Frölunda
Suburb
Västra Frölunda, sometimes referred to as just Frölunda, is one of 21 boroughs in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located in the south western part of the city, and is the smallest of the boroughs with a population of 12,855 on 3.72 square kilometres, although the term Frölunda generally is used for a much wider area covering almost all the city's western suburbs. Västra Frölunda is situated 4 km southeast of Oscar II Fort.
Oscar II Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction, heritage site in Sweden, and tourism
- Location: Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Oscar II Fort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vesting Oscar II”
- Finnish: “Oscar II:n linnake”
- Finnish: “Oscar II:s fort”
- German: “Fort Oscar II”
- Russian: “Oscar II:s fort”
- Russian: “Форт Оскара II”
- Russian: “Форт Оскара Второго”
- Russian: “часть крепости Эльфсборг”
- Swedish: “Älvsborgs fästning”
- Swedish: “Oscar II:s fort”
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