Norway
Trøndelag
Trondheim

Kristiansten Fortress

Kristiansten Fortress is located on a hill east of the city of Trondheim which is located within Trondheim Municipality in county, , named after Christian V of Denmark-Norway.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fortress in Trondheim, Norway
  • Also known as: “Festningen”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: Sillerkiil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Sillerkiil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trampe bicycle lift and Nidaros Cathedral.

Photo: AlanFord, Public domain.
The is a bicycle lift in , , invented and installed in 1993 by Jarle Wanwik. In 2013 it was upgraded and rebranded under the name CycloCable by Skirail, part of the Poma group. is situated 400 metres west of Kristiansten Fortress.

Church
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of in county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II, who became the patron saint of the nation, and is the traditional location for the consecration of new Norwegian monarchs. is situated 710 metres west of Kristiansten Fortress.

Bridge
Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in , County, . is situated 510 metres west of Kristiansten Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakklandet and Singsaker.

Quarter
Photo: HuBar, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim in county, . It lies in the borough of Østbyen in Trondheim Municipality, on the east side of the river between the Bakke Bridge and the .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in county, . It is located in the borough of in Trondheim Municipality. The neighborhood lies north of the neighborhood of , east of , west of and , and south of .

Suburb
Photo: HuBar, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim in county, . It is situated the borough of Østbyen in Trondheim Municipality.

Kristiansten Fortress

Latitude
63.42702° or 63° 25′ 37″ north
Longitude
10.41121° or 10° 24′ 40″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Inception
1684
Open location code
9FMGCCG6+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10243780
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11184136
Wiki­data ID
Q2705932
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Kristiansten Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “fortalesa de Kristiansten”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa de Kristiansten”
  • Danish: “Kristiansten fæstning”
  • Dutch: “Kristiansten Fortress”
  • Finnish: “Kristianstenin linnoitus”
  • French: “forteresse de Kristiansten”
  • French: “Forteresse de Kristiansten”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Kristiansen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kristiansten festning”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kristiansten”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kristiansten festning”
  • Norwegian: “Kristiansten festning”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Kristiansten”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Kristiansten”
  • Spanish: “Kristiansten”
  • Swedish: “Kristianstens fästning”

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