Rosenkrantz Tower

Bergenhus fortress is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway.

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Email: bryggens.museum@bymuseet.no
Type: Museum
Description: defensive tower in Bergen, Norway
Also known as: “Rosenkrantztårnet”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf and Bergenhus Fortress.

Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf

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Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf is situated 340 metres southeast of Rosenkrantz Tower.

Bergenhus Fortress

Park

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Bergenhus fortress is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway. Bergenhus Fortress is situated 130 metres north of Rosenkrantz Tower.

Haakon’s Hall

Museum

Photo: Sveter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haakon’s Hall is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandviksfjellet and Brushytten.

Sandviksfjellet

Locality

Photo: Shark, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sandviksfjellet is a mountain in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen.

Brushytten

Locality

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Brushytten is a locality.

Askøy

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Askøy is an island in Hordaland county, Norway. Located directly north-west of Bergen, parts of the island functions as a suburb of the city. However, particularly the northern and western parts of the 30 km long island have beautiful rural landscapes, culminating in the small island community of Herdla, linked to Askøy by a short bridge.

Rosenkrantz Tower

Categories: cultural property, defensive tower, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.39903° or 60° 23′ 57″ north

Longitude

5.31833° or 5° 19′ 6″ east

Operator

Bymuseet i Bergen

Open location code

9FG798X9+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 487618640

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

Q3356362

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Rosenkrantz Tower” goes by many names.

Danish: “Rosenkrantztårnet”
Dutch: “Rosenkrantztarnet”
Dutch: “Rosenkrantztårnet”
German: “Rosenkrantz-Turm”
German: “Rosenkrantztårnet”
German: “Rosenkrantzturm”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Rosenkrantztårnet”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Valkendorfstårnet”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rosenkrantztårnet”
Norwegian: “Rosenkrantztårnet”
“Rosenkrantztårnet”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include palace courtyard and Jørgen Håkonssons girdle-wall.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Main Portal and Bergenhus Fortress.

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