Kastellet

Kastellet (Danish pronunciation: [kʰæˈsteˀlð̩]; transl. "The Citadel") is a citadel located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe. It is constructed in the form of a pentagon with bastions at its corners. Kastellet was continuous with the ring of bastioned ramparts which used to encircle Copenhagen but of which only the ramparts of Christianshavn remain today.

A number of buildings are located within the grounds of Kastellet, including the Citadel Church as well as a windmill. The area houses various military activities but it also serves as a public park and a historic site.

Text adapted from “Kastellet, Copenhagen” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kastellet ranks #474 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 49 mapped in Denmark. Founded 1662, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 16,076 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Copenhagen, 2 km away. See how Denmark compares in the castle statistics.

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