Star fort · Sweden
New Elfsborg Fortress
fortress built to defend the city Gothenburg against the Danish fleet
Facts
- Type
- Star fort
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Gothenburg Municipality
- Built
- 1653
- Heritage status
- governmental listed building complex
- Coordinates
- 57.6861, 11.8384
The nearest large international airport is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), about 26 km away in a straight line.
Nearest airport
Straight-line distances are approximate; the road trip is longer.
Göteborg Landvetter Airport GOTGöteborg · 26 km
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See also
- Bohus FortressStar fort · Sweden · 14th century · 22 km
- Varberg FortressStar fort · Sweden · 13th century · 69 km
- Landskrona CitadelStar fort · Sweden · 16th century · 210 km
- Malmö CastleStar fort · Sweden · 15th century · 242 km
- Karlshamns CastleStar fort · Sweden · 250 km
- Borgholm CastleCastle · Sweden · 303 km
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“New Elfsborg Fortress”. Other History. Updated November 4, 2026. https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/new-elfsborg-fortress (accessed …).
BibTeX
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title = {New Elfsborg Fortress},
author = {{Other History}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/new-elfsborg-fortress},
urldate = {…},
note = {Accessed …}
}Link to this page
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- Wikidata item
- Q1481707
- Data updated
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