Fort Nya Elfsborg
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Fort Nya Elfsborg was a 17th-century Swedish colonial fortification in present-day New Jersey, built to control access to the Delaware River and protect the colony of New Sweden.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish colonial fort
ⓘ
colonial fortification ⓘ fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Sweden Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Swedish colonists ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of access to the Delaware River
ⓘ
protection of the colony of New Sweden ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| heritage | Swedish-American history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European colonization of North America ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Swedish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Älvsborg Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swedish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
defensive system of New Sweden ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayState | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Delaware Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverMouthControlled | Delaware River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
defense against rival European powers
ⓘ
monitoring ship traffic on the Delaware River ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Swedish military
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonists of New Sweden ⓘ |
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