Karlsvärd Fortress
Karlsvärd Fortress is a former fortification on the island of Enholmen near Slite on Gotland, Sweden. In its place Enholmen Fortress was built in the mid-1800s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jonaldos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slite Church and Boge Church.
Slite Church
Church
Slite Church is a church in Slite, on the island of Gotland in Sweden. The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960. Slite Church is situated 2 km northwest of Karlsvärd Fortress.
Boge Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Boge Church is a medieval church in Boge not far from Slite on the Swedish island of Gotland. Its main construction period was during the 13th century, but the tower was rebuilt following its collapse in a storm during the 19th century. Boge Church is situated 3½ km west of Karlsvärd Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slite.
Slite
Village
Photo: Per Ola Wiberg, CC BY 2.0.
Slite is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, on the island of Gotland, Sweden with 1,500 inhabitants in 2014.
Karlsvärd Fortress
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: architectural ensemble, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.69549° or 57° 41′ 44″ northLongitude
18.82117° or 18° 49′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F9WMRWC+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 294889377OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q10543961
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In Other Languages
“Karlsvärd Fortress” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Enholmen och batteriet Mojner”
- Swedish: “Karlsvärds fästning”
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Highlights include Skarvgrunn and Sjöfartsmuseum.
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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 “Karlsvärd Fortress”. Photo: Jonaldos, CC BY-SA 3.0.