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Älvsborg fortress

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Älvsborg (also Elfsborg Fortress) is a large sea fortress in Rivö fjord within modern Gothenburg, Sweden. [1]

25 relations: Atlantic Ocean, Älvsborg, Gothenburg, Bohuslän, Charles IX of Sweden, Coastal defence and fortification, Denmark, Färjenäsparken, Fort Nya Elfsborg, Frederick II of Denmark, Göta älv, Gothenburg, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Halland, History of Sweden (800–1521), Lödöse, Listed buildings in Sweden, New Sweden, North America, North Sea, Northern Seven Years' War, Norway, Sweden, Swedish riksdaler, Torstenson War, Treaty of Stettin (1570).

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.

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Älvsborg, Gothenburg

Älvsborg is an urban district of Gothenburg in Sweden.

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Bohuslän

Bohuslän is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast.

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Charles IX of Sweden

Charles IX, also Carl (Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death.

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Coastal defence and fortification

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, an example of an Early Modern coastal defense Coastal defence (or defense) and coastal fortification are measures taken to provide protection against military attack at or near a coastline (or other shoreline), for example, fortification and coastal artillery.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Färjenäsparken

Färjenäsparken is a park located on the north bank of the Göta älv, Sweden.

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Fort Nya Elfsborg

Fort Nya Elfsborg was a fortification and settlement established as a part of New Sweden.

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Frederick II of Denmark

Frederick II (1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig from 1559 until his death.

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Göta älv

The Göta älv (River of the Geats) is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat, at the city of Gothenburg, on the western coast of Sweden.

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Gothenburg

Gothenburg (abbreviated Gbg; Göteborg) is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.

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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Gustav II Adolf (9 December 1594 – 6 November 1632, O.S.), widely known in English by his Latinised name Gustavus Adolphus or as Gustav II Adolph, was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 who is credited for the founding of Sweden as a great power (Stormaktstiden).

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Halland

is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish), on the western coast of Sweden.

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History of Sweden (800–1521)

Swedish pre-history ends around 800 CE, when the Viking Age begins and written sources are available.

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Lödöse

Lödöse, also known as Gamla Lödöse (Old Lödöse), Gamlöse or Gammelös, is a locality situated in Lilla Edet Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.

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Listed buildings in Sweden

A listed building in Sweden (byggnadsminne) enjoys the strongest legal cultural and historical protection available.

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New Sweden

New Sweden (Swedish: Nya Sverige; Uusi Ruotsi; Nova Svecia) was a Swedish colony along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in North America from 1638 to 1655, established during the Thirty Years' War, when Sweden was a great power.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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North Sea

The North Sea (Mare Germanicum) is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.

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Northern Seven Years' War

The Northern Seven Years' War (also known as the Nordic Seven Years' War, the First Northern War or the Seven Years War in Scandinavia) was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Lübeck and Poland between 1563 and 1570.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Swedish riksdaler

The riksdaler was the name of a Swedish coin first minted in 1604.

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Torstenson War

The Torstenson war, Hannibal controversy or Hannibal War (Hannibalsfeiden) was a short period of conflict between Sweden and Denmark–Norway from 1643 to 1645 towards the end of the Thirty Years' War.

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Treaty of Stettin (1570)

The Treaty of Stettin (Frieden von Stettin, Freden i Stettin, Freden i Stettin) of 13 December 1570, ended the Northern Seven Years' War fought between Sweden and Denmark with her internally fragmented alliance of Lübeck and Poland.

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Alvsborg Castle, Alvsborg Fortress, Alvsborg fortress, Nya Elfsborg, Älvsborg Castle, Älvsborg Fortress, Älvsborgs fästning.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Älvsborg_fortress

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