Christianspris

Christianspris or Frederiksort was a fortification somewhat north of the then Danish city of . In 1632 the Danish king Christian IV initiated the works of making a fortification on a land tongue on the West shore of the Kielerfiord on the Jernved peninsula.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortress near Kiel, Germany
  • Also known as: Christianpris” and “Frederiksort
  • Address: Deichweg 15, Kiel, 24159

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lighthouse Friedrichsort and Bethlehem-Kirche.

Lighthouse
is situated 480 metres east of Christianspris.

Church
is a church, which is situated 600 metres west of Christianspris.

School
is a school, which is situated 670 metres west of Christianspris.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friedrichsort and Pries.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Suburb
is a town on the peninsula in the . In 1959, the town was incorporated into the city of , therefore today sometimes named as Kiel-Schilksee. is situated 3½ km north of Christianspris.

Christianspris

Latitude
54.39158° or 54° 23′ 30″ north
Longitude
10.18624° or 10° 11′ 11″ east
Open location code
9F6G95RP+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 301012602
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q827096
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Christianspris” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 弗里德里希索尔特
  • Danish: Christianspris
  • Danish: Frederiksort
  • German: Christianspries
  • German: Festung Christianspries
  • German: Festung Friedrichsort
  • German: Friedrichspries
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Christianspris
  • Norwegian: Christianspris
  • Swedish: Christianspris
  • Swedish: Frederiksort
  • Swedish: Friedrichsort

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Falkenstein and Sperrgebiet magnetische Meßstelle Friedrichsort.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Christianspris”. Photo: Truckstock, Public domain.