Staverns Fortress, Larvik

Name: Staverns Fortress
Address: Larvik, Norway

#5 among attractions in Larvik

Forts and castles

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Staverns Fortress was a military facility located on the island of Citadelløya at Stavern in Vestfold, Norway. ()

Local name: Staverns Fort Built: 1677 (347 years ago)Coordinates: 58°59'45"N, 10°2'58"E

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Larvik Norway

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Staverns Fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Svenner Lighthouse, Minnehallen, Farrisbrua, Bøkeskogen.

3.8 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Svenner Lighthouse, Larvik
96 min walk • Svenner Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It was first lit in 1874 on the archipelago Svenner. The current tower was built in 1900. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997, and was automated in 2003.
0.5 miSW
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Minnehallen, Stavern
14 min walk • Minnehallen or Hall of Remembrance is a national memorial located outside Stavern in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway. The memorial was commissioned by the Norwegian Parliament after World War I to commemorate the fallen Norwegian sailors of the war.
4.4 miN
Bridge
Farrisbrua, Larvik
113 min walk • The Farrisbrua is a major road bridge crossing the Farris lake just north of Larvik, Norway. The bridge is part of the expansion of the E18 motorway from the antiquated single carriageway to modern dual carriageway standards, enabling increased speeds and traffic volumes between the eastern and southern parts of the country.
4.4 miN
Park
Bøkeskogen, Larvik
112 min walk • Bøkeskogen stretches inwards along Farris Lake in Larvik. It is an archeological area which is home to between 83, 90, and 100 burial mounds. It contains Vestfold County's largest burial grounds from the Pre-Roman Iron Age.
3.6 miNW
Palace
Fritzøehus, Larvik
91 min walk • Fritzøehus is a private estate and mansion located in Larvik, Norway. It is the largest privately-owned estate in Norway.
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hallevannet
150 min walk • Hallevannet is a lake in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway.
5.7 miSW
Lighthouse
Tvistein Lighthouse
145 min walk • Tvistein Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It was first lit in 1908, and was automated in 1988.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Larviksfjorden
40 min walk • Larviksfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. The fjord has a length of about eight kilometers, and is about three kilometer wide at the mouth. The rivers Numedalslågen and Farriselva both discharge into the fjord. The towns Stavern and Larvik both border to the fjord.
0.6 miS
Lighthouse
Stavernsodden Lighthouse
15 min walk • Stavernsodden Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It was first lit in 1855, and was automated in 1984. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997.
4 miN
59°3'4"N • 10°1'7"E
Larvik Museum, Larvik
102 min walk • Museum
3.6 miN
59°2'50"N • 10°2'9"E
Larvik Kirke, Larvik
92 min walk • Church