Kungsholmen Fortress
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Kungsholmen Fortress is a historic coastal defense fortification in the Karlskrona archipelago in southern Sweden, built to protect the important naval base there.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kungsholmen Fortress canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortress
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historic site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| access | by boat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baltic maritime defense history
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Swedish coastal artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of Karlskrona naval base ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Blekinge County
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Coastal fortifications ⓘ Forts in Sweden ⓘ Karlskrona Naval Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 17th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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batteries ⓘ casemates ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ moat ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
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protection of naval base ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| hasStatus | preserved historic fortification ⓘ |
| hasTourism | guided visits (limited) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Naval Port of Karlskrona UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blekinge County
NERFINISHED
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Karlskrona archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Karlskrona archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Karlskrona Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Karlskrona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Kungsholmen (Karlskrona) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | sea approach control to Karlskrona ⓘ |
| nearbyFortification |
Aspö coastal defenses
NERFINISHED
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Drottningskär Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Swedish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Karlskrona naval base defenses
NERFINISHED
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defensive system of Karlskrona archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | Karlskrona naval base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the main sea forts guarding Karlskrona ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | protection of Sweden’s principal naval base in the Baltic ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Swedish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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