Norway
10 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 Royal Palace, Oslo, 1 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Akershus Fortress (#154 of 9,035 worldwide) 1 km south. The oldest dated site in the circle is Tønsberg Fortress, founded c. 1250.
Every one of them stands in Norway: the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km south · Fortress · #154 worldwide
Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for…
1 km north-west · Palace & château · #185 worldwide
The Royal Palace in Oslo was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of the French-born Charles XIV John, who reigned…
3 km west · Palace & château
Oscarshall Palace is a maison de plaisance located in the small fjord Frognerkilen on Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway.
28 km south · Fortress
Oscarsborg Fortress is a coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, close to the town of Drøbak in Akershus County, Norway.
54 km south · Fortress
Norske Løve is the name of a 19th-century fortress built from 1852 to 1859 to protect Karljohansvern naval station at Horten in Norway.
96 km south-east · Fortress
Fredriksten is a fortress in the city of Halden in Halden Municipality, Østfold county, Norway.
74 km south · Ruin
Tønsberg Fortress was a medieval fortress and castle, located in Tønsberg, Norway.
72 km south · Palace & château
Jarlsberg Manor is a manor located about 3 kilometres northwest of the centre of the town of Tønsberg in Tønsberg Municipality, Vestfold county,…
77 km north-east · Fortress
Kongsvinger Fortress is located in the city of Kongsvinger which is located within Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.
80 km south · Fortress
Fredrikstad fortress was a fortification in Fredrikstad, Norway. It was the base of the Østfold Regiment, with defence related responsibilities for…
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q585.
The Castle Map atlas maps 10 landmarks (6 fortresses · 3 palaces & châteaux · 1 ruin) within 100 km of the centre of Oslo, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Royal Palace, Oslo, a palace 1 km north-west of the city centre.
Akershus Fortress, ranked #154 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 1 km south from Oslo.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Tønsberg Fortress, founded c. 1250: 74 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Gothenburg (255 km) · Örebro (261 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
