Vaxholm Fortress
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Vaxholm Fortress, also known as Vaxholm Castle, is a historic fortification on the island of Vaxholmen in the Stockholm archipelago just east of the Swedish town of Vaxholm. It is home to the Vaxholm Fortress Museum. The fortress is accessed by the Kastellet ferry, an electrically powered cable ferry across the channel from Vaxholm town.
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Vaxholms fästning; Vaxholms kastell
Fortification line of Vaxholm, 
- Swedish Open Cultural Heritage page@
Location: 59.4031, 18.3597, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Siege of Stockholm ⓘ
part of the Dano-Swedish War -
Unknown ⓘ
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Battle of Brunkeberg ⓘ
1471 battle -
Battle of Rotebro ⓘ
1497 late 15th Century conflict between Denmark and Sweden -
Siege of Tre Kronor ⓘ
siege between the Kalmar Union and Swedish rebels -
Battle of Brännkyrka ⓘ
1518 battle -
Conquest of Stockholm ⓘ
1523 battle of the Swedish War of Liberation -
Battle of Stäket ⓘ
engagement of the Great Northern war (1719) -
11th Artillery Battery, Rindö ⓘ
It consisted of two bunkers walled in gray stone, the eastern bunker has a tunnel through its guard wall.
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12th Artillery Battery, Rindö ⓘ
historical fortification built to supplement Rindö redoubt. -
Kronudden's Artillery Battery ⓘ
was equipped with four back loaded 27 cm cannons (the 1874 model) which was then the most heavy coastal artillery, and two bomb cannons. -
Pålsund's Artillery Battery ⓘ
At Pålsundet there have been defense fortifications ever since the 16th century. The battery was armed with four cannons. -
Skarprunmarn Battery 1 ⓘ
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Skarprunmarn Battery 2 ⓘ
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Byvik Fort ⓘ
was built in 1897-1903 to prevent an intrusion through the Oxdjupetand was placed just northeast of the fortress Oskar-Fredriksborg. -
Ängsholm Fort ⓘ
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Siarö Fort ⓘ
was built as part of the Vaxholm's outer fortification line and it is currently the military museum. -
Vindö-Skarpö Battery ⓘ
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Torsberg Battery ⓘ
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Elefanten, Sollentuna ⓘ
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Igeldammsgaraget shelter ⓘ
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Klara shelter ⓘ
large air-raid shelter in Stockholm, Sweden -
Maskrosen ⓘ
former Swedish command post in Östermalm, Stockholm, used by the civil defense -
Nässlan, Midsommarkransen ⓘ
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Pionen ⓘ
Swedish bunker containing a data center -
Täby 443:1 ⓘ
building in Täby Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden -
Katarina rock shelter ⓘ
fallout shelter in Stockholm -
Sjötorpsfortet ⓘ
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Vaxholm Fortress ⓘ
Swedish fortress -
Fredriksborg Fortress ⓘ
18th century fortress in Stockholm inner archipelago, Sweden -
Rindö Redoubt ⓘ
It is located on Rindö's western cape and was built to supplement fortress Vaxholm in the defense of the inlet to Stockholm and it was able to control the sector in the north and northeast. -
Oskar-Fredriksborg Fortress ⓘ
was built in 1877 to protect the strategic fairway to Stockholm -
Royal Armoury ⓘ
Swedish state historical museum with exhibits of Swedish military history -
Swedish Army Museum ⓘ
military history of Sweden in Stockholm -
Vaxholm Fortress Museum ⓘ
museum of the Swedish Armed Forces -
Hamn ⓘ
museum in Fisksättra about the battle of Stäket -
Birger Jarls Tower ⓘ
16:th century defence tower on Riddarholmen in Stockholm, Sweden
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Vaxholms fästning, Vaxholms kastell, Vaxholm, Sverige 2009 6293
Vaxholms kastell September 2013Vaxholms kastell September 2013
Vaxholms fästning July 2015 01
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Storskär August 2015 05
Blidösund July 2017 01
The cable ferry from Vaxholn town to Vaxholm Fortress, in Sweden's Stockholm Archipelago. The ferry is at its town dock, with the fortress in the background.
Djurgården 4 July 2025 02| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Siege of Stockholm | siege | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | siege | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1471 | Battle of Brunkeberg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1497 | Battle of Rotebro | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1501 | Siege of Tre Kronor | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1518 | Battle of Brännkyrka | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1523 | Conquest of Stockholm | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1719 | Battle of Stäket | Sweden, Russian Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Swedish Open Cultural Heritage page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | Vasa | ship of the line | Wikidata | |
| organisation | arms industry | Interdynamic AB | arms industry, small arms manufacturing company | Wikidata | |
| organisation | arms industry | 1937 | Saab Group | arms industry, aviation, armory, aerospace industry, business, aerospace manufacturer | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1549 | Stockholm Navy Shipyard | shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1687 | Södra varvet | shipyard | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1760 | Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad | shipyard, business, enterprise | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1870 | Ekensberg shipyard | shipyard, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1874 | Finnboda Shipyard | shipyard, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1893 | Neglingevarvet | shipyard | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 11th Artillery Battery, Rindö | heritage site in Sweden, coastal battery, tourist attraction, fortification | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 12th Artillery Battery, Rindö | heritage site in Sweden, coastal battery, tourist attraction, fortification | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Kronudden's Artillery Battery | heritage site in Sweden, coastal battery, tourist attraction, fortification | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Pålsund's Artillery Battery | fortification, heritage site in Sweden, coastal battery, tourist attraction | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Skarprunmarn Battery 1 | coastal battery, fortification | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Skarprunmarn Battery 2 | coastal battery, fortification | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1903 | Byvik Fort | coastal battery, tourist attraction, fortification, heritage site in Sweden | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1924 | Ängsholm Fort | fortification, coastal battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1924 | Siarö Fort | military museum, heritage site in Sweden, Blidösund company, coastal battery, tourist attraction, fortification | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1929 | Vindö-Skarpö Battery | coastal battery, fortification | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1932 | Torsberg Battery | heavy artillery unit, coastal battery, fortification | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Elefanten, Sollentuna | headquarters civil defense | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Igeldammsgaraget shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Klara shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Maskrosen | advanced unit | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Nässlan, Midsommarkransen | advanced unit | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Pionen | advanced unit | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Täby 443:1 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1957 | Katarina rock shelter | parking area, air-raid shelter | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Sjötorpsfortet | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1544 | Vaxholm Fortress | Vaxholm Fortress Museum, heritage site in Sweden, tourist attraction, architectural ensemble, fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1735 | Fredriksborg Fortress | architectural ensemble, fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1864 | Rindö Redoubt | heritage site in Sweden, architectural ensemble, tourist attraction, redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1877 | Oskar-Fredriksborg Fortress | heritage site in Sweden, architectural ensemble, fort, tourist attraction, fortress | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1628 | Royal Armoury | military museum, collection, cultural property, tourist attraction | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1879 | Swedish Army Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2003 | Vaxholm Fortress Museum | heritage site in Sweden, military museum, tourist attraction | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2014 | Hamn | military museum, museum | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1530 | Birger Jarls Tower | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Vaxholms fästning, Vaxholms kastell, Vaxholm, Sverige 2009 6293 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vaxholms kastell September 2013 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vaxholms kastell September 2013 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vaxholms fästning July 2015 01 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vaxholms kastell August 2015 02 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vaxholms kastell August 2015 02 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Storskär August 2015 05 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Blidösund July 2017 01 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The cable ferry from Vaxholn town to Vaxholm Fortress, in Sweden's Stockholm Archipelago. The ferry is at its town dock, with the fortress in the background. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Djurgården 4 July 2025 02 | Commons | ||
