Ørje Fortress

#885 among destinations in Norway

Forts and castles

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Ørje Fortress lies in Marker municipality in Viken county, Norway. The construction of the fort started in December 1901 and was completed the following year. The fortification guarded the heavily trafficked route through the community of Ørje, which was an important entry point from Sweden. ()

Local name: Ørje-fortene Coordinates: 59°28'55"N, 11°39'4"E

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ÃstfoldNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Halden Canal, Rødenessjøen, Øymark.

~960 ftSE
Canal
Halden Canal
5 min walk • The Halden Canal near Halden, Norway, began construction in 1852. The canal allows boats to travel parallel to the Swedish border of 75 km from Tistedal to Skulerud. Engebret Soot was responsible for this canal, as well as the earlier Soot Canal. Tistedal is located 4 km from the sea at Halden.
0.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rødenessjøen
12 min walk • Rødenessjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Aurskog-Høland in Akershus county and Marker in Østfold county, Norway.
4.3 miS
Church
Øymark
110 min walk • Øymark is a former municipality now located in Marker municipality in Østfold county, Norway. Øymark was originally a part of Aremark formannskapsdistrikt, but on 1 July 1903 Øymark was separated from Aremark to form a separate municipality. At that point Øymark had a population of 1,832.