Boden Fortress

Boden Fortress is a modern fortress consisting of several major and minor forts and fortifications surrounding the city of Boden, Norrbotten, in northern Sweden. The fortress was originally intended to stop or delay attacks from the east or coastal assaults, which at the time of construction meant Russian attacks launched from Finland. It was primarily the expansion of the railway network in Norrland, which in turn was a consequence of the rising importance of the northern iron ore fields, that led to the increased strategic value of northern Sweden and the construction of the fortress. Although the main forts were finished in 1908, many of the supporting fortifications were not completed until the start of the First World War. Improvements were also continuously made during, and between, both World Wars.

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1908 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Bodens fästning
architectural ensemble, military museum, tourist attraction, fortress, Fästningsguiden i Norr AB, heritage site in Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, 

• Swedish Open Cultural Heritage page^@
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Location: 65.7911, 21.6572, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Boden Fortress ⓘ
  fortress in Norrbotten County, Sweden

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1908 Boden Fortress

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Boden Fortress workers

Boden Fortress workers

Boden Fortress turret transport

Rodbergsfortet - Top 1

Fläskmagasinet boden 2017

Fläskmagasinet boden 2017

Norra Åberget Battery is part of Bodens Fortress and was completed in 1910.

Gammelängsberget Fort is part of Bodens Fortress and was completed in 1907.

Fästningsguiden i Norr AB

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Swedish Open Cultural Heritage page@		Wikidata
site	fort	1908	Boden Fortress	military museum, Fästningsguiden i Norr AB, heritage site in Sweden, tourist attraction, architectural ensemble, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Boden Fortress workers		Commons
commons	image		Boden Fortress workers		Commons
commons	image		Boden Fortress turret transport		Commons
commons	image		Rodbergsfortet - Top 1		Commons
commons	image		Fläskmagasinet boden 2017		Commons
commons	image		Fläskmagasinet boden 2017		Commons
commons	image		Norra Åberget Battery is part of Bodens Fortress and was completed in 1910.		Commons
commons	image		Gammelängsberget Fort is part of Bodens Fortress and was completed in 1907.		Commons
commons	image		Fästningsguiden i Norr AB		Commons