Bastion Aurora

Bastion Aurora is a fort in Karlskrona socken, Karlskrona stadsförs., Blekinge. Bastion Aurora is situated nearby to Karlskrona Admiralty Church, as well as near Kungsbron.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karlskrona Admiralty Church and Karlskrona Naval Base.

Karlskrona Admiralty Church

Church

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The Karlskrona Admiralty Church is a church in Karlskrona, Sweden. The church is also known as the Ulrica Pia in honor of Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark, Queen consort of King Charles XI of Sweden. Karlskrona Admiralty Church is situated 150 metres southwest of Bastion Aurora.

Karlskrona Naval Base

Naval base

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The Karlskrona Naval Base is the largest naval base of the Swedish Navy. Located in Blekinge in southern Sweden, the base has close ties with the city of Karlskrona. Karlskrona Naval Base is situated 540 metres southwest of Bastion Aurora.

Karlskrona lower lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Karlskrona lower lighthouse is situated 310 metres northeast of Bastion Aurora.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karlskrona and Sjuhalla.

Karlskrona

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Karlskrona, archaic spelling Carlskrona, is a city in Blekinge in southern Sweden. While the city has 37,000 inhabitants, around 60,000 live in the municipality, Karlskrona kommun.

Sjuhalla

Village

Sjuhalla is a locality situated in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 204 inhabitants in 2010. Sjuhalla is situated 4 km northwest of Bastion Aurora.

Drottningskär

Village

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Drottningskär is a locality situated on the island of Aspö in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 328 inhabitants in 2005. It gives its name to a nearby 17th-century naval citadel, now part of the Karlskrona naval city World Heritage Site. Drottningskär is situated 5 km southwest of Bastion Aurora.

Bastion Aurora

Type: Fort
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Karlskrona socken, Karlskrona stadsförs., Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.15743° or 56° 9′ 27″ north

Longitude

15.59308° or 15° 35′ 35″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 90111097

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

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