Landskrona Citadel

Landskrona Citadel is situated in Landskrona, Scania, southern Sweden. Much of the original work is intact. Examples remain of all major parts of the fortification, which is uncommon in such an accessible area. The moat around the central fortification is intact, as are the north-west and north-east parts of the outermost moat, which originally connected to a moat surrounding the city itself. Centermost, the citadel sits on an island surrounded by its own moat. North of the fort, between the second, third and fourth moat is Sweden's oldest allotment-garden. Several of its garden houses are attractions in themselves. Also the fortress castle itself hides both history as such as well as historical horrors, like the 16th Century dungeon in the old western tower, into which the unlucky prisoners were thrown down through a hatch. If surviving the 4-5 meter fall, there then was neither any daylight or any way out. Also the eastern tower has in later centuries served as a prison for those serving life sentences. Around 1900 until 1940 a part of the fortress served as a forced labour institution for vagrant women After the Second World War, from May 1945, surviving Jews from Nazi German concentration camps were treated at the Citadel. They came with the Red Cross buses, locally known as "the White Buses".

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  siege in Helsingborg between Swedish, Hanseatic and Danish forces

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  siege and looting of Copenhagen by Hanseatic forces in 1368

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  Trekroner Fort ⓘ
  ancient monument in Copenhagen Municipality (151218)

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  Landskrona Citadel ⓘ
  fortress in Landskrona, Sweden

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  Garderhøj Fort ⓘ
  ancient monument in Gentofte Municipality (96003)

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  Bagsværdfortet ⓘ
  ancient monument in Gladsaxe Municipality (173734)

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  Gladsaxefortet ⓘ
  ancient monument in Gladsaxe Municipality (173733)

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  HDMS Sehested ⓘ
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  naval museum in Søkvæsthuset, Denmark

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  HDMS Peder Skram ⓘ
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Landskrona Citadell

Landskrona Citadell från annan sida

Citadells huvudentré från insidan

Landskrona Citadel, a castle in Sweden

Citadellet

Citadells huvudentré från insidan

Landskrona Citadell

Landskrona Citadel, a castle in Sweden

Landskrona Citadell från annan sida

Landskrona Castle (194707127)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1397	Kalmar Union		Wikidata
area	region	1536	Denmark–Norway		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Blidebro	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	999	Battle of Svolder	Norway, Denmark, Sweden, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1181	Battle of Dösjebro	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1289	Siege of Copenhagen	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1342	Battle of Copenhagen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1362	Battle of Helsingborg	Hanseatic League, naval battle, Kingdom of Denmark	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1368	Siege of Helsingborg	Sweden, Hanseatic League, siege, Kingdom of Denmark	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1368	Siege of Copenhagen	Hanseatic League, siege, Kingdom of Denmark	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1428	Bombardment of Copenhagen	Holstein-Rendsburg, Hanseatic League, Kalmar Union, naval bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1523	Siege of Copenhague	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1525	Battle of Bunketofta	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1535	Siege of Copenhague	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1565	Action of 4 June 1565	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1657	Battle of Kattarp	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege Of Copenhagen	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege of Kronborg	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Battle of the Sound	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1659	Assault on Copenhagen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1676	Siege of Landskrona	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1676	Battle of Lund	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1677	Battle of Landskrona	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1678	Siege of Helsingborg	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1710	Battle of Helsingborg	Sweden, Denmark, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1710	Action of 4 October 1710	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1801	Battle of Copenhagen	Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Battle of Copenhagen	Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Battle of Saltholm	Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Operation Carthage	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1986	Battle of Ryesgade	rebellion, eviction	Wikidata
event	war	1438	Dutch–Hanseatic War	Norway, Denmark, Principality of Lüneburg, Duchy of Pomerania, Hanseatic League, County of Holland, Burgundian State, County of Holstein, Duchy of Mecklenburg, Margraviate of Brandenburg, war	Wikidata
event	war	1438	Sont Wars	series of wars	Wikidata
event	war	1655	Second Northern War	Sweden, war, Denmark–Norway, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Habsburg monarchy, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Dutch Republic, Tsardom of Russia, Principality of Transylvania	Wikidata
event	war	1801	English Wars	series of wars	Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Swedish Open Cultural Heritage page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		HDMS Sælen	preserved watercraft, Kobben-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1872	AB Landsverk	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Orlogsværftet	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1843	Burmeister & Wain	enterprise, shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1866	Helsingborgs Varfs AB	shipyard, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1915	Öresund shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Buddinge Batteri	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Regan Øst	underground structure, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Vedbæk Bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Kronborg Castle	fort, museum, castle, palace	Wikidata
site	fort		Charlottenlund Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Flakfortet	sea fort, artificial island	Wikidata
site	fort		Flynderborg	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Kastrup Fortress	ancient monument, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Middelgrundsfortet	sea fort, ancient monument, artificial island	Wikidata
site	fort		Prøvestenen	sea fort, destroyed building or structure, ancient monument	Wikidata
site	fort		Trekroner Fort	sea fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1559	Landskrona Citadel	architectural ensemble, sconce, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1892	Garderhøj Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1893	Bagsværdfortet	ancient monument, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1893	Fortunfortet	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1893	Gladsaxefortet	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		HDMS Sehested	preserved watercraft, Royal Danish Navy, museum ship, torpedo boat	Wikidata
site	museum	1928	Danish War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1957	Royal Danish Naval Museum	maritime museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	HDMS Peder Skram	Royal Danish Navy, preserved watercraft, museum ship, frigate, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Livgardens Historiske Samling	military museum, collection	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1787	HDMS Indfødsretten	shipwreck, ship of the line	Wikidata
commons	image		Landskrona Citadell		Commons
commons	image		Landskrona Citadell från annan sida		Commons
commons	image		Citadells huvudentré från insidan		Commons
commons	image		Landskrona Citadel, a castle in Sweden		Commons
commons	image		Citadellet		Commons
commons	image		Citadells huvudentré från insidan		Commons
commons	image		Landskrona Citadell		Commons
commons	image		Landskrona Citadel, a castle in Sweden		Commons
commons	image		Landskrona Citadell från annan sida		Commons
commons	image		Landskrona Castle (194707127)		Commons