Hemsö Fortress
Hemsö Fortress is a historic site in Härnösand Municipality, Västernorrland County. Hemsö Fortress is situated nearby to the peak Gråberget, as well as near the islet Bönskäret.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Cliffaksw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: was one largest defense facilities of Swedish coastal artillery along the northern coast during of the Cold War and was top secret during this time of bounds for foreigners.
- Also known as: “Hemsö fästning” and “Hemsö Fästning”
Hemsö Fortress
Latitude
62.6939° or 62° 41′ 38″ northLongitude
18.08779° or 18° 5′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9FJWM3VQ+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4315352642OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q10521853
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Hemsö Fortress” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hemsö fästning”
- Dutch: “Vesting van Hemsö”
- Finnish: “Hemsö fästning”
- Finnish: “Hemsön linnoitus”
- German: “Festung Hemsö”
- German: “Hemsö fästning”
- Russian: “Hemsö fästning”
- Russian: “Крепость Хемсо”
- Swedish: “Hemsö fästning”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gråberget and Bönskäret.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hemsö Fästning and Hemsö Fästning Restaurang.
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