Carlsten, Marstrand

Name: Carlsten
Address: Långgatan 18, Marstrand, 440 30, Sweden
Telephone: +46 303 602 65

#1 among attractions in Marstrand

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles, History museum

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Carlsten is a stone fortress located at Marstrand, on the western coast of Sweden. The fortress was built on the orders of King Carl X of Sweden following the Treaty of Roskilde, 1658 to protect the newly acquired province of Bohuslän from hostile attacks. The site of Marstrand was chosen because of its location and its access to an ice free port. The fortress was decommissioned as a permanent defense installation in 1882, but remained in military use until the early 1990s. ()

Local name: Karlstens fästning Built: 1658 (366 years ago)Coordinates: 57°53'9"N, 11°34'44"E

Address

Långgatan 18Marstrand 440 30 Sweden

Contact

+46 303 602 65

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Carlsten – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marstrand Church, Pater Noster Lighthouse, Hätteberget, Pater Noster.

~780 ftE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Marstrand Church, Marstrand
4 min walk • The Marstrand Church is a church building in Marstrand, Sweden. It belongs to the Marstrand Parish of the Diocese of Gothenburg of the Church of Sweden.
3.9 miNW
Lighthouse
Pater Noster Lighthouse
99 min walk • Pater Noster is a Swedish lighthouse and the name of a small archipelago in Bohuslän on the Swedish west coast.
4.7 miW
Lighthouse
Hätteberget
120 min walk • Hätteberget is the name of a Swedish docking lighthouse situated in the sea west of Marstrand and south of Tjörn. It was built in 1977 as a replacement for the old Pater Noster Lighthouse.
4.2 miW
Lighthouse
Pater Noster, Marstrand
108 min walk • Pater Noster is a Swedish lighthouse and the name of a small archipelago in Bohuslän on the Swedish west coast.
~1830 ftNE
57°53'18"N • 11°35'14"E
Ringens varv, Marstrand
9 min walk • Sailing, Marina
3.3 miNE
57°55'44"N • 11°37'7"E
Bockeberget, Stora Dyrön
85 min walk • Museum
4.4 miN
Village, Island
Klädesholmen
112 min walk • One of the must-see attractions in Klädesholmen is the Nordic Watercolour Museum, which showcases a stunning collection of contemporary watercolor art. The museum's striking architecture, perched on the edge of the sea, provides the perfect backdrop for appreciating...