Sweden · 15th century
Visborg ranks #3,530 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #98 of the 209 mapped in Sweden. Founded c. 1500, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,535 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
Visborg (also spelled Wisborg) was a medieval fortress located in the town of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. Several fortresses were built in Visby over the centuries. The last was the castle built by King Erik of Pomerania, ruler of Kalmar Union. The fortress served as Erik’s residence after his deposition and remained an important Danish stronghold until its destruction in 1679. Today, only fragments of its walls survive overlooking Visby’s harbor.
Text adapted from “Visborg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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