Vardøhus Fortress (Norwegian: Vardøhus festning) is located in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the...
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to 1319. Håkon V also initiated construction of Norwegian fortresses at Akershus and Vardøhus as part of a broader defensive policy. At the time Bohuslän...
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Fredrikstad Fortress, Fredrikstad Fredriksvern, Stavern Kongsvinger Fortress, Kongsvinger Kristiansten Fortress, Trondheim Vardøhus Fortress, Vardø Fort...
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important because of the Vardøhus Fortress that was built on the island in the early 14th century. The village grew up around the fortress and became a major...
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the King of Norway established Vardøhus len as a new administrative unit for the kingdom. In 1660, it became Vardøhus amt, a subordinate to the large...
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of Norway established Vardøhus len as a new administrative unit for most northern part of the kingdom. In 1660, it became Vardøhus amt, a subordinate to...
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first Norwegians started moving to Finnmark in the 13th century. Vardøhus Fortress was erected by Norway in 1300 further east than today's land border...
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Gaustatoppen (ca. 1858) Nordkapp (ca. 1840) Stetind in Fog (1864) Tromsø Vardøhus Fortress (ca. 1870) "Peder Balke". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved December...
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Karljohansvern Fortress Kongsvinger Fortress Kristiansten Fortress Commandant of Kristiansten Fortress Oscarsborg Fortress Vardøhus Fortress Welfare Service Military...
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administration and ceremony is very low. Bergenhus Fortress (ca. 1200–today) Including Sverresborg Vardøhus Fortress (1306–today) Olavsvern (?–2009) auxiliary...
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List of forts in Norway (redirect from Norwegian fortresses)
Tønsberg Fortress Vardøhus Fortress Valdisholmborg Valkaberg castle in Oslo Fredriksberg fortress Fredriksholm Fortress (Kristiansand) Fredrikstad Fortress Fredriksten...
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first Norwegians started moving to Finnmark in the 13th century. Vardøhus Fortress was erected by Norway in 1306 further east than today's land border...
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Bergenhus fortress (Norwegian: Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one...
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1662, Dorthe Lauritzdotter was brought in for questioning at the Vardøhus fortress. She had been accused once before, but acquitted, in 1657. Lauritz...
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consecration of Vardø Church in what is now eastern Finnmark. Finally, Vardøhus Fortress was constructed to mark and defend the border with the Karelian tributary...
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island of Vardøya in the town of Vardø, just south of the historic Vardøhus Fortress. It is an annex chapel for the Vardø parish which is part of the Varanger...
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000; 148.900 Fortress Vardøhus Fortress, Vardø, Norway 70°22′20″N 31°5′40″E / 70.37222°N 31.09444°E / 70.37222; 31.09444 (Vardøhus Fortress) Discovered...
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In the winter and spring of 1621 a witch trial took place at the Vardøhus Fortress in Vardø, the center of Norwegian Finnmark. There a woman from Kiberg...
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bailiff in Vardø as well as the garrison auditor and a manager at Vardøhus fortress. He resigned from these positions with in 1817 and in 1817 became...
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present-day Russia. The king had also ordered the refurbishment of the old Vardøhus Fortress in eastern Finnmark. By 1610, officials representing the Dano-Norwegian...
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was the site of the Vardøhus Fortress (the island was often historically referred to as Vardöhuus, after the fortress). The fortress along with a church...
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and agreed that if they were separated, they would rendezvous at Vardøhus Fortress, a small fortified outpost on the Norwegian island of Vardøya in the...
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Description – present Flag of the Telemark Battalion – present Flag of the Vardøhus Fortress – present Flag of the Norwegian Cyber Defence Force – present Flag...
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destroyer Erich Koellner. He was imprisoned by the Norwegians, first at Vardøhus Fortress in Finnmark and later at Skorpa prisoner of war camp in Troms until...
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officer in various Dano-Norwegian regiments who served as commander of Vardøhus Fortress. He attended the Royal Military mathematical school in Christiania...
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an internment camp at Vardøhus Fortress in Finnmark on the 1,382 ton Norwegian steamship Nova. After having been held at Vardøhus from 24 April to 13 May...
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Norwegian forces. The captured crewmen were first incarcerated in Vardøhus Fortress in Finnmark and later transferred to Skorpa prisoner of war camp in...
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German sailors were later transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp at Vardøhus Fortress by the 1,382 ton Norwegian steamer Nova, arriving on 24 April. The...
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important economic factor. Vardø's tourist attractions include the Vardøhus Festning, a fortress dating back to the 14th century (although the present structure...
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the First French War of Religion in 1562 and was later posted at Vardøhus Fortress in Norway. In the Northern Seven Years' War, he led the expeditions...
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