Fredriksborgs fästning, Värmdö Island

Name: Fredriksborgs fästning
Address: Sandövägen 111, Värmdö Island, 139 50, Sweden

#1 among attractions in Värmdö Island

Historical place, Forts and castles

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Fredriksborg Fortress is a fortification in the municipality of Värmdö at Oxdjupet, the entrance to Stockholm. The fortress consisted of towers, fortifications and surrounding buildings. The fortress was part of the defences built in the Stockholm archipelago to protect Stockholm after the Russian sieges along the east coast in 1719.

The fortifications, completed as early as 1735, were named Fredriksborg Fortress after King Frederick I and were considered one of the most modern of their kind in Europe. During the 19th century, Fredriksborg fell into disrepair and the fortress was replaced by Vaxholm Castle. Opposite Fredriksborg Fortress, Oskar-Fredriksborg was built between 1870 and 1877. The buildings of Fredriksborg Fortress are managed by the National Property Board and have been a protected monument since 1935.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 59°24'2"N, 18°26'28"E

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Sandövägen 111Värmdö Island 139 50 Sweden

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Värmdö Island

Day trips

Fredriksborgs fästning – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vaxholms kyrka, Vaxholm Fortress, Bogesund Castle, Ytterby mine.

3.3 miW
Church
Vaxholms kyrka, Vaxholm
84 min walk • Vaxholm Church is a church in central Vaxholm, Sweden. The chapel is a single-nave building built in the Neoclassical style. It was completed in 1803 according to drawings by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz and Olof Tempelman. It replaced an earlier wooden church in Vaxholm.
2.9 miW
Historical place, View point, Museum
Vaxholm Fortress, Vaxholm
74 min walk • Vaxholm Fortress is a historic fortification on the island of Vaxholmen in the Stockholm archipelago just east of the Swedish town of Vaxholm. The fortress is accessed by the Kastellet ferry, an electrically powered cable ferry across the channel from Vaxholm town.
5.5 miW
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Bogesund Castle, Vaxholm
141 min walk • Bogesund Castle is a former manor in municipality of Vaxholm, about 15 kilometres to the east of Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the center of the Bogesundslandet nature reserve. The castle style building overlooks the main shipping channel into and out of Stockholm through the Stockholm archipelago.
3.6 miNW
Village, Nature, Natural attraction
Ytterby mine, Resarö
91 min walk • Ytterby is a village on the Swedish island of Resarö, in Vaxholm Municipality in the Stockholm archipelago. Today the residential area is dominated by suburban homes. The name of the village translates to "outer village".
5.4 miS
59°19'35"N • 18°23'28"E
Gustavsbergs centrum, Gustavsberg, Värmdö
138 min walk • Square
4.8 miE
Charming island with low-key beaches
Grinda
122 min walk • Grinda is an island located in the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden. It is located south of Ljusterö, east of Vaxholm and west of Svartsö and Möja.
4.9 miW
Island
Kullö, Vaxholm
125 min walk • Kullö is an island and a locality in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. It is situated in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm County, and had 889 inhabitants in 2010.
5.6 miE
Island
Örsö, Stockholm Archipelago
143 min walk • Örsö is an island located in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. The island is located south of Ljusterö and north of Värmdö. It neighbours popular island Grinda.