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.

Text adapted from “Skansin” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skansin zajmuje 1358. miejsce na 3813 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu. Powstał w 1580 i jest starszy niż 39% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 370 obiektów atlasu powstałych w XVI wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Wyspy Owcze.

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