Karlsborg Fortress

Karlsborg Fortress is situated on the Vanäs peninsula in by lake , the province of , . Construction on the fortress began 1819 to realize the so-called central defense idea adopted by the Swedish military after the Finnish and Napoleonic Wars.
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Wikipedia
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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of 100 metres (328 feet)
  • …is also known as “Karlsborgs fästning”
  • Description: Swedish fortress

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karlsborg Fortress Museum and Garrison Church, Karlsborg.

Museum
Photo: Dagjoh, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 210 metres southwest of Karlsborg Fortress.

Church
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is situated 210 metres southwest of Karlsborg Fortress.

Lighthouse
Photo: Averater, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 1 km northeast of Karlsborg Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mölltorp and Forsvik.

Village
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is a locality situated in , Västra Götaland County, Sweden. is situated 8 km southwest of Karlsborg Fortress.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality situated in , , . is situated 8 km northwest of Karlsborg Fortress.

Karlsborg Fortress

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Latitude
58.53018° or 58° 31′ 49″ north
Longitude
14.52892° or 14° 31′ 44″ east
Open location code
9FCPGGJH+3H
Geo­Names ID
12076726
Wiki­data ID
Q1408923

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Karlsborg Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Karlsborg要塞”
  • Danish: “Karlsborgs fæstning”
  • Danish: “Karlsborgs fästning”
  • Dutch: “Karlsborgs fästning”
  • Dutch: “Vesting Karlsborg”
  • Estonian: “Karlsborgi kindlus”
  • Finnish: “Karlsborgin linnoitus”
  • Finnish: “Karlsborgs fästning”
  • French: “forteresse de Karlsborg”
  • French: “Forteresse de Karlsborg”
  • German: “Festung Karlsborg”
  • German: “Karlsborg Fästning”
  • German: “Karlsborgs fästning”
  • Japanese: “カールスボルグ砦”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karlsborgs fästning”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karlsborgs festning”
  • Norwegian: “Karlsborgs festning”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Karlsborg”
  • Russian: “Karlsborgs fästning”
  • Russian: “Крепость Карлсборг”
  • Swedish: “Karlsborgs fästning”
  • Swedish: “Vanäs fästning”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mosskärr and Vanäsudde.

Nearby Places

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Sweden: Highlights

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