Visborg Castle, Gotland

E856453

Visborg Castle, Gotland was a medieval fortress in Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland, historically significant as a stronghold of Eric of Pomerania and later largely demolished in the 17th century.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Visborg Castle, Gotland canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ruin
medieval fortress
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
builtFor Eric of Pomerania NERFINISHED
category Castles in Gotland County
Forts in Sweden
Ruined castles in Sweden
constructionStart early 15th century
controlledBy Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
Eric of Pomerania NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
coordinateLocation 57.636°N 18.287°E
country Sweden
currentStatus ruin
demolishedBy Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
Frederick III of Denmark NERFINISHED
demolishedIn 1670s
hasPart castle keep
moat
outer walls
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Sweden
listed building in Sweden
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Kalmar Union NERFINISHED
inception early 15th century
locatedIn Scandinavia
Visby NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Baltic Sea NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Sweden NERFINISHED
locatedInCounty Gotland County NERFINISHED
locatedInMunicipality Region Gotland Municipality NERFINISHED
locatedInProvince Gotland NERFINISHED
locatedOn Gotland NERFINISHED
cliffs above the harbor of Visby
materialUsed limestone
namedAfter Visby NERFINISHED
partOf defensive system of Visby
town wall of Visby
significantEvent demolition in the 17th century
sieges during the 15th century
significantPerson Eric of Pomerania NERFINISHED
touristAttraction yes
usedAs fortress
royal residence
stronghold
usedBy Eric of Pomerania NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eric of Pomerania residence Visborg Castle, Gotland