Sweden · 17th century
Lion Redoubt ranks #4,690 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #133 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1689, it is older than 22% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,882 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Gothenburg, 2 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Skansen Lejonet ("the Lion Sconce"), formally Westgötha Leijon ("the Westrogothic Lion"), is a redoubt on the hill Gullberg in Gothenburg, Sweden, built in 1687–92 on the site of an earlier medieval castle. It was decommissioned in 1822 and has since served a range of other purposes.
The fortress and its twin, Skansen Kronan, were built to protect the city of Gothenburg against possible Danish attack, and thus had a similar purpose to the sea fort of New Älvsborg, which was built around the same time.
Text adapted from “Skansen Lejonet” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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