Norway · 16th century
Steinvikholm Castle (Norwegian: Steinvikholm slott) is an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula in the present-day Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The castle was built over seven years, from 1525 to 1532, by Norway's last Roman Catholic Archbishop, Olav Engelbrektsson. Steinvikholm castle became a powerful fortification by the time it was built, and it is the largest construction raised in the Norwegian Middle Ages.
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Steinvikholm Castle ranks #1,903 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 26 mapped in Norway. Founded 1525, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,069 times in the last 60 days, more than 70% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Norway compares in the castle statistics.
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