Norske Løve Fortress

#667 among destinations in Norway

Forts and castles

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Norske Løve is the name of a 19th-century fortress built from 1852 to 1859 to protect Karljohansvern naval station at Horten in Norway. ()

Local name: Norske Løve Built: 1852 (173 years ago)Coordinates: 59°26'36"N, 10°29'24"E

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VestfoldNorway

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Nearby attractions include: Royal Norwegian Navy Museum, Preus museum, Karljohansvern, KNM Utstein.

1.2 miS
Museum, Military museum, Maritime museum
Royal Norwegian Navy Museum, Horten
32 min walk • The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is a museum documenting the history of the Royal Norwegian Navy. It is located at the former main naval base of Karljohansvern in Horten. The museum was founded by C.F. Klinck on 24 August 1853.
1.2 miS
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Preus museum, Horten
31 min walk • Preus Museum is the national museum for photography located in Horten, Norway. Preus Museum was founded in 1976 by Leif Preus and the members of the Preus family as a private museum. The collection was acquired by the Norwegian government in 1995.
1.1 miS
Forts and castles
Karljohansvern, Horten
29 min walk • Karjohansvern at Horten was the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1850 to 1963.
1.2 miS
Museum
KNM Utstein, Horten
31 min walk • HMS Venturer was a Second World War British submarine of the V class that sank two German U-boats and five merchant ships during the war. Following the war, the boat was sold to Norway and was renamed HNoMS Utstein. She was discarded in 1964.
1 miS
Forts and castles
Citadellet, Horten
27 min walk • Citadellet was a 19th-century Norwegian fortress. The last day of military activity was in 1970. The fort was demolished in 1971. Citadellet was intended to protect the Royal Norwegian Navy's Karljohansvern naval station in Horten. Karjohansvern was the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1819 to 1963.