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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortress
historic site
military fortification
access by boat
associatedWith Baltic maritime defense history
Swedish coastal artillery NERFINISHED
builtFor defense of Karlskrona naval base
category Buildings and structures in Blekinge County
Coastal fortifications
Forts in Sweden
Karlskrona Naval Port NERFINISHED
constructionStart late 17th century
controlledBy Sweden NERFINISHED
country Sweden
era early modern period
hasFeature bastions
batteries
casemates
gun emplacements
moat
ramparts
hasFunction coastal defense
protection of naval base
hasMaterial brick
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
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
Drottningskär Citadel NERFINISHED
operator Swedish Armed Forces NERFINISHED
partOf Karlskrona naval base defenses NERFINISHED
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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Karlskrona hasLandmark Kungsholmen Fortress