Fortress
Styresholm
🇸🇪 Sweden
Styresholm was a medieval fortress in present-day Kramfors Municipality. Today it is on the banks of the Ångermanälven, although in the 14th century it was on an island in the river, as the water level was several metres higher than today.
The fortress was built by the pirate group Victual Brothers in the late 14th century as one of a series of fortresses in the Gulf of Bothnia. The name is first recorded in 1398 when its ownership was transferred to Queen Margaret I; a Danish governor was appointed in 1400.
Text adapted from “Styresholm” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Styresholm ranks #6,379 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #190 of the 206 mapped in Sweden. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Styresholm?
Styresholm stands in Sweden, at 63.07694°, 17.76111°.
How famous is Styresholm?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,379 of 8,134 worldwide, and #190 in Sweden. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Styresholm?
Gävle Castle, about 269 km away.
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