🇸🇪 Sweden
16 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Crown Redoubt, 1 km south-west of the city centre; the most famous is Bohus Fortress — #700 of 8,133 worldwide — 17 km north. The oldest dated site in the circle is Dynge Castle, founded 1250.
Every one of them stands in Sweden — the country page shows the full national picture.
17 km north · Ruin
Bohus Fortress lies in Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, north east from Hisingen where the Göta river splits into two branches (20 km north of Gothenburg).
8 km west · Fortress
New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban…
8 km south-east · Palace & château
Gunnebo House is a mansion located outside Gothenburg, in Mölndal Municipality, Sweden.
1 km south-west · Fortress
Skansen Kronan is a redoubt on the hill Risåsberget, in the Haga district of Gothenburg, Sweden.
4 km south-west · Ruin
Älvsborg, now generally known as Old Älvsborg or Älvsborg Castle to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval…
2 km north-east · Fortress
Skansen Lejonet, formally Westgötha Leijon, is a redoubt on the hill Gullberg in Gothenburg, Sweden, built in 1687–92 on the site of an earlier…
15 km north · Ruin
Ragnhildsholmen is an islet that lies on the southern shore of the Nordre älv in Säve parish on Hisingen in Gothenburg municipality in Bohuslän,…
35 km south · Palace & château
Tjolöholm Castle is a country house in Halland, Sweden. It is located on a peninsula in the Kungsbacka Fjord on the Kattegat coast.
30 km north-west · Fortress
Carlsten is a stone fortress located at Marstrand, on the western coast of Sweden.
28 km north-east · Palace & château
Nääs Castle is a 17th-century mansion near Gothenburg, Sweden. It is situated by Sävelången Lake in Västergötland.
57 km north-east · Castle
Koberg Castle is a castle in Västergötland, Sweden. It was the residence of Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld and her husband Baron Niclas…
69 km south · Fortress
Varberg Fortress is a former fortification in Varberg, Halland County, Sweden, which currently serves as a museum.
78 km east · Castle
Torpa Castle is a well-preserved medieval building near lake Åsunden, in the county of Västra Götaland, southern Sweden.
77 km north · Ruin
Dynge Castle, also formerly known as Dyngehus, is a castle ruin in central Bohuslän, Sweden.
90 km north-west · Ruin
Olsborg Castle, also Olofsborg, was a fortified castle located in Tanum Municipality in Bohuslän, Sweden.
95 km south · Fortress
Falkenberg was a fort located at Falkenberg in Halland County, Sweden. The fortification was placed on the south strand of the river Ätran, about 60…
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q25287.
The Castlemap atlas maps 16 landmarks (2 castles · 6 fortresses · 3 palaces & châteaux · 5 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Gothenburg, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Crown Redoubt, a fortress 1 km south-west of the city centre.
Bohus Fortress, ranked #700 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 17 km north from Gothenburg.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Dynge Castle, founded 1250 — 77 km north. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Borås (58 km) · Halmstad (127 km) · Helsingborg (191 km) · Copenhagen (229 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
