Tingstäde Fortress

Tingstäde Fortress is a fort in , , .
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Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: built between 1904 and 1914 for the defense of the island of Gotland, and consists of one artillery redoubt and four infantry redoubts.
  • Also known as: “Fortress of Gotland” and “Tingstaede Fortress”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northern Gotland.

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The northern part of is made up of forests and farmlands. With a population of a few thousand, it is known as a calm place of great natural sceneries, including rauks and the Lummelunda cave system, as well as the gateway to the even more secluded island of .

Tingstäde Fortress

Latitude
57.73802° or 57° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
18.62005° or 18° 37′ 12″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
9F9WPJQC+62
Geo­Names ID
12104229
Wiki­data ID
Q18333940
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Tingstäde Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vesting Tingstäde”
  • Finnish: “Gotlannin linnoitus”
  • Finnish: “Tingstäden linnoitus”
  • German: “Festung Tingstäde”
  • Russian: “Крепость на Готланде”
  • Russian: “Крепость Тингстеде”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza Tingstäde”
  • Swedish: “Tingstäde fästning”

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