Sweden · 16th century
Vaxholm Fortress (Swedish: Vaxholms fästning), also known as Vaxholm Castle, is a historic fortification on the island of Vaxholmen in the Stockholm archipelago just east of the Swedish town of Vaxholm. It is home to the Vaxholm Fortress Museum. The fortress is accessed by the Kastellet ferry, an electrically powered cable ferry across the channel from Vaxholm town.
In 1970, the fortress was used as a movie location for the pirate stronghold in Pippi in the South Seas. A scenic view of the fortress may be seen from the car ferry, which plies the short distance between Vaxholm and the island of Rindö.
Text adapted from “Vaxholm Fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaxholm Fortress ranks #878 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #18 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1544, it is older than 40% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,490 times in the last 60 days, more than 88% of the atlas. 25 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stockholm, 18 km away. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
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