Älvsborg Fortress

Älvsborg (lit. 'river stronghold'), now generally known as Old Älvsborg (Swedish: Gamla Älvsborg) or Älvsborg Castle (Swedish: Älvsborgs Slott) to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval castle situated on the rocky outcrop known as Klippan, on the south bank of the Göta Älv river within the urban area of the modern city of Gothenburg.

It was demolished in the late seventeenth century, but some of its ruins are still visible today, close to the southern pylon of the Älvsborg Bridge.

Text adapted from “Old Älvsborg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Älvsborg Fortress ranks #2,763 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #71 of the 205 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1360, it is older than 56% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 582 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,339 times in the last 60 days, more than 70% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Gothenburg, 4 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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