Eketorp Fort

Eketorp is an Iron Age fort, located in southeastern , , and extensively reconstructed and enlarged in the Middle Ages. Throughout the ages the fortification has served a variety of somewhat differing uses: from defensive ringfort, to medieval safe haven and thence a cavalry garrison.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: was built in the Iron Age around 400 AD
  • Also known as: “Castillo Eketorp”, “Eketorp”, “Eketorp Borg”, “Eketorp Fortress”, and “Fortaleza de Eketorp”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gräsgård Church.

Church
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is situated 2 km northeast of Eketorp Fort.

Eketorp Fort

Latitude
56.29554° or 56° 17′ 44″ north
Longitude
16.48617° or 16° 29′ 10″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9F8R7FWP+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 71330866
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10345701
Wiki­data ID
Q1011625
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Eketorp Fort” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Eketorp”
  • Bulgarian: “Екеторп форт”
  • Bulgarian: “Екеторп”
  • Catalan: “Eketorp”
  • Czech: “Hrad Eketorp”
  • Czech: “Hradiště Eketorp”
  • Danish: “Eketorp borg”
  • Danish: “Eketorp”
  • Dutch: “Eketorp bolwerk”
  • Dutch: “Eketorp”
  • Finnish: “Eketorpin linnake”
  • French: “forteresse d’Eketorp”
  • French: “Forteresse d’Eketorp”
  • German: “Burg Eketorp”
  • Hebrew: “איקטורפ”
  • Macedonian: “Екеторп”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eketorp borg”
  • Norwegian: “Eketorp”
  • Polish: “Eketorp Fort”
  • Polish: “Eketorp”
  • Portuguese: “Eketorp”
  • Portuguese: “Forte Eketorp”
  • Russian: “Форт Екеторп”
  • Slovenian: “Eketorp”
  • Spanish: “Eketorp”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Eketorp”
  • Swedish: “Eketorps borg”
  • Swedish: “Eketorps fornborg”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Eketorp and Össby.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Eketorps butik and Eketorp.

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