Kristiansten Fortress

Kristiansten Fortress (Norwegian: Kristiansten Festning, historically spelled Christiansten) is located on a hill east of the city of Trondheim which is located within Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway, named after Christian V of Denmark-Norway. It was built after the city fire of Trondheim in 1681 to protect the city against attack from the east. Construction was finished in 1685. It fulfilled its purpose in 1718 when Swedish forces laid siege against Trondheim. The fortress was decommissioned in 1816 by King Charles XIV John.

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Kristiansten Fortress ranks #1,628 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 20 mapped in Norway. Founded 1681, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,279 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Norway compares in the castle statistics.

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