Visborg

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.

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Visborg ranks #2,788 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #65 of the 120 mapped in Sweden. Founded 1500, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 224 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.

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