Siarö Fort
Siarö Fort is a fortification in Ljusterö socken, Ljusterö-Kulla, Stockholm County. Siarö Fort is situated nearby to the lighthouse Stabogrund, as well as near Stabboudde.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: was built as part of the Vaxholm’s outer fortification line and it is currently the military museum.
- Also known as: “Siaroe Fort”, “Siaröfortet”, and “Stockholm Coast Guard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stabogrund and Stabboudde.
Stabogrund
Lighthouse
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
Stabogrund is a lighthouse, which is situated 470 metres northeast of Siarö Fort.
Stabboudde
Lighthouse
Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stabboudde is a lighthouse, which is situated 770 metres northeast of Siarö Fort.
Östanå Castle
Castle
Photo: Janders, Public domain.
Östanå Castle is a castle in Sweden. It is located in the Österåker Municipality of Stockholm County, and is situated some 50 kilometres north-east of Stockholm City. Östanå Castle is situated 2½ km west of Siarö Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bergshamra.
Bergshamra
Village
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bergshamra is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It situated some 15 kilometres south of the town of Norrtälje. It had 749 inhabitants in 2010. Bergshamra is situated 9 km north of Siarö Fort.
Siarö Fort
- Categories: military museum, fortification, coastal battery, heritage site in Sweden, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Ljusterö socken, Ljusterö-Kulla, Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.55604° or 59° 33′ 22″ northLongitude
18.62383° or 18° 37′ 26″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Inception
1916Operator
Statens fastighetsverkOpen location code
9FFWHJ4F+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 440058974OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12104386Wikidata ID
Q10667206
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Siarö Fort” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Siaröfortet”
- Finnish: “Siarön linnake”
- Finnish: “Tukholman rannikkovartiosto”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Siaröfortet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Siaröfortet”
- Russian: “береговая охрана”
- Russian: “Форт Сиарё”
- Swedish: “Siaröfortet”
- Swedish: “Stockholms fortet”
- Swedish: “Stockholms kustbevakning”
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