Skansin

Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands.

Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate/slave raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid. The fort was expanded considerably in 1780 and went through a series of rebuilds for many years afterwards.

During the Second World War the fort served Britain as a military base after the British occupation of the Faroe Islands in April 1940. Two 5.5 inch guns date from the British occupation, standing along with many older Danish cannon.

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Skansinは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,356位（全3,734件中）にランクされています。1580年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の39%より古い城です（16世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の351件のひとつ）。フェロー諸島が他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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