Staverns Fortress

Staverns Fortress was a military facility located on the island of Citadelløya at Stavern in Vestfold, Norway.

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fredriksvern and Stavernsøya.

Fredriksvern

Naval base

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Fredriksvern was an important Norwegian naval base, just south of Larvik in Vestfold. It is named after Fredrik V Denmark-Norway. The town of Stavern has in many ways come to be because of this naval base. Fredriksvern is situated 570 metres west of Staverns Fortress.

Stavernsøya

Islet

Photo: Eaglestein, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stavernsøya is an islet.

The Seamen’s Memorial Hall

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minnehallen or Hall of Remembrance is a national memorial located outside Stavern in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway. The memorial was commissioned by the Norwegian Parliament after World War I to commemorate the fallen Norwegian sailors of the war. The Seamen’s Memorial Hall is situated 1 km southwest of Staverns Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gamle Frostvedt skole and Ula.

Gamle Frostvedt skole

Locality

Photo: PeterFisk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gamle Frostvedt skole is a locality, which is situated 7 km north of Staverns Fortress.

Ula

Village

Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ula is a small seaside village in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located in the Tjølling area of the municipality. It is located about 5 kilometres to the south of the village of Hem and about 5 kilometres to the southeast of the village of Tjøllingvollen. Ula is situated 8 km northeast of Staverns Fortress.

Staverns Fortress

Type: Fort
Description: building in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
Categories: cultural property, fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Larvik, Vestfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.99574° or 58° 59′ 45″ north

Longitude

10.04956° or 10° 2′ 58″ east

Established

1675

Open location code

9FCGX2WX+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 609975637

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q14437900

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In Other Languages

From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Staverns Fortress” goes by many names.

French: “Fort de Stavern”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Staverns Fort”
Norwegian: “Staverns Fort”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Citadelløya and Torkildsøy.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cafe Galeien and The Grill Pit.

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Worth a closer look: Tønsberg and Sandefjord.

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