Fårösund Fortress, Fårösund

Name: Fårösund Fortress
Address: Fårösund, Sweden

#2 among attractions in Fårösund

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Fårösund Fortress is a decommissioned fortification in Fårösund on Gotland, Sweden, which was built from 1885 to 1886. ()

Local name: Fårösunds fästning Built: 1885 (139 years ago)Coordinates: 57°51'52"N, 19°3'42"E

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Fårö kyrka, Runestone G 319, Bunge Church, Rute Church.

4.4 miNE
Cemetery, Church
Fårö kyrka, Fårö
113 min walk • Fårö Church is the main church on Fårö island in Sweden, in the Diocese of Visby. Parts of the church were built in the 14th century, but much of the building dates from reconstructions in the 18th and 19th centuries.
5.5 miSW
Stela
Runestone G 319, Fårösund
141 min walk • Runestone G 319 is the Rundata catalog number for a runic inscription on a runestone made from limestone that is located in the Rute church in Gotland, Sweden.
1.6 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Bunge Church
41 min walk • Bunge Church is a medieval church in Bunge on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church seen today was largely built during the 14th century and is in a High Gothic style typical for churches on Gotland.
5.5 miSW
Church
Rute Church
141 min walk • Rute Church is a medieval church in Rute on the Swedish island Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. The 13th century church contains medieval murals, and is unusual in that its vaults are supported by square pillars and not round columns.
1.4 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Bungemuseet, Fårösund
36 min walk • Bungemuseet is an open-air museum in Bunge parish, a few kilometres west of Fårösund on Gotland.
5.4 miNW
Lake
Lake Bästeträsk
139 min walk • Lake Bästeträsk is a freshwater lake located in the northern part of the Swedish island of Gotland. It is the largest lake on the island.
1.4 miSW
Transport, Airport
Bunge Airbase, Fårösund
36 min walk • Bunge Airbase is a privately owned airfield. It is situated south of Fårösund on the northern part of the island of Gotland, Sweden.