Carlsten Fortress
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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.
1658 Website,
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Carlsten; Carlstens fästning; Karlstens fästning
- Burgenwelt page@
- Swedish Open Cultural Heritage page@
Location: 57.8861, 11.5783, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
21 places
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Siege of Älvsborg ⓘ
1563 siege between Denmark and Sweden -
Battle of Konungahelę ⓘ
1135 raid -

Siege of Ragnhildsholm ⓘ
1308 siege -

Capture of Älvsborg ⓘ
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Bohus explosion ⓘ
1566 explosion in Bohus -

Siege of Älvsborg ⓘ
1612 siege -

Battle of Marstrand ⓘ
1677 battle between Swedish and Norwegian forces -

Siege of Bohus Fortress ⓘ
1678 siege during the Scanian War -

Attack on Marstrand ⓘ
1719 Dano-Norwegian siege -

Bohus Fortress ⓘ
fortress just north of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Elfsborg Fortress ⓘ
large fortress close to Gothenburg, built between 1899-1907 -

Älvsborg Fortress ⓘ
Swedish fortress -

New Elfsborg Fortress ⓘ
fortress built to defend the city Gothenburg against the Danish fleet
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Carlsten Fortress ⓘ
fortress in Marstrand, Sweden
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Oscar II Fort ⓘ
main fortification of Elfsborg Fortress built in 1899-1907 to protect the sea entrance to Gothenburg
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Aeroseum ⓘ
military historical museum of the Swedish Air Force and located in the former underground bunker of Gothenburg, Sweden
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SS Westfalen ⓘ
steamship
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1658 Carlsten Fortress
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Siege of Älvsborg | siege | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1135 | Battle of Konungahelę | battle, Pomeranians, Kingdom of Norway, raid | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1308 | Siege of Ragnhildsholm | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1563 | Capture of Älvsborg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1566 | Bohus explosion | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1612 | Siege of Älvsborg | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1677 | Battle of Marstrand | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1678 | Siege of Bohus Fortress | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1719 | Attack on Marstrand | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1788 | Capture of the frigate Kilduin | Sweden, Russian Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Burgenwelt page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Swedish Open Cultural Heritage page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | U-1065 | U-boat, Type VII C/41 submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-3503 | U-boat, Type XXI submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-804 | U-boat, Type IXC/40 submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1962 | HSwMS Nordkaparen | preserved watercraft, attack submarine, Swedish Navy | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1841 | Götaverken | shipbuilding, shipyard | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1894 | Djupvik shipyard | shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | military unit | 1939 | Gothenburg Squadron | squadron | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1308 | Bohus Fortress | heritage site in Sweden, castle ruin, Kungälv Municipality, tourist attraction, architectural ensemble, fortress, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Elfsborg Fortress | heritage site in Sweden, tourist attraction, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1360 | Älvsborg Fortress | ruins, sconce, fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1653 | New Elfsborg Fortress | heritage site in Sweden, sea fort, tourist attraction, fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1658 | Carlsten Fortress | military unit, cultural property, fortress, Carlstens fästning HB, heritage site in Sweden, tourist attraction | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1899 | Oscar II Fort | The fundraising foundation of Oscar II fort, heritage site in Sweden, fort, tourist attraction | Wikidata |
| site | museum | HSwMS Småland | Swedish Navy, preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HSwMS Sölve | Swedish Navy, preserved watercraft, museum ship, monitor | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1978 | HSwMS Hugin | preserved watercraft, Swedish Navy, patrol vessel, museum ship | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2000 | Aeroseum | heritage site in Sweden, military museum, tourist attraction | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1905 | SS Westfalen | steamship, catapult ship, shipwreck, steamboat | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Carlsten Fortress at Marstrand, on the western coast of Sweden | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carlsten Fortress, Marstrand, Sweden | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Christian Mølsted - De svenske træningsskibe Falken og Gladan i havnen i Marstrand | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Suecia 3-115 ; Marstrand | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carlstens fästning | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Marstrand | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A pattern in the stone wall of the Carlsten fortress, Marstrand, Kungälv municipality, Sweden, oil painting by Alvar Andersson (1916-2003), Askim, Sweden. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Marstrand vom Schiff | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Marstrand Grand Hotel Festung | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carlstens fästning - KMB - 16000300029285 | Commons | ||









