Karlsvärds fästning, Northern Gotland

Name: Karlsvärds fästning
Address: Northern Gotland, Sweden

#1 among attractions in Northern Gotland

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Karlsvärd Fortress is a former fortification on the island of Enholmen near Slite on Gotland, Sweden. In its place Enholmen Fortress was built in the mid-1800s. It was decommissioned in 1905 and was then used as a training ground for the coastal artillery. During the 1990s it was used as a naval mine control station before the island was demilitarized in 2011. Karlsvärd Fortress ruin is since 2015 managed by the National Property Board. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°41'43"N, 18°49'17"E

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Northern Gotland Sweden

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

Nearby attractions include: Othem Church, Slite Church, Boge Church, Hellvi Church.

4.7 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
Othem Church, Lärbro
120 min walk • Othem Church is a medieval church in Othem on Gotland, Sweden. It was built in the 13th century and contains several medieval murals.
1.3 miNW
Church, Modernist architecture
Slite Church, Slite
32 min walk • Slite Church is a church in Slite, on the island of Gotland in Sweden. The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960. It is built using only local materials such a pine wood and limestone. The rood cross and the sculpture of Mary are made by a local artist, Bertil Nyström.
2.2 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Boge Church
58 min walk • Boge Church is a medieval church in Boge not far from Slite on the Swedish island of Gotland. Its main construction period was during the 13th century, but the tower was rebuilt following its collapse in a storm during the 19th century.
6.1 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hellvi Church
157 min walk • Hellvi Church is a medieval church in Hellvi on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is used by the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
2.7 miN
Stela
Stora Hammars stones
68 min walk • The Stora Hammars image stones are four Viking Age image stones located in Stora Hammars, Lärbro parish, Gotland, Sweden dating from around the 7th century CE.

Karlsvärds fästning, Northern Gotland

Facts and practical information

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

Othem Church, Lärbro

Slite Church, Slite

Boge Church

Hellvi Church

Stora Hammars stones