New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban...

Älvsborg or Elfsborg may refer to: Old Älvsborg, a ruined mediaeval castle on the Göta River in Gothenburg, Sweden New Älvsborg, a sea fort on the island...

Älvsborg (lit. 'river stronghold'), now generally known as Old Älvsborg (Swedish: Gamla Älvsborg) or Älvsborg Castle (Swedish: Älvsborgs Slott) to distinguish...

Älvsborg County (Swedish: Älvsborgs län) was a county of Sweden until 1997, when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg & Bohus and Skaraborg to...

purpose to the sea fort of New Älvsborg, which was built around the same time. The city of Gothenburg was founded in 1621. The new settlement was equipped...

was of small use to Sweden, which relied on the existing New Älvsborg at Gothenburg and the new Carlsten Fortress built at Marstrand. Instead the fortress...

Älvsborg Fortress (Swedish: Älvsborgs fästning), with its main facility Oscar II's Fort (Swedish: Oscar II:s fort) built 1899–1907, is a now-defunct Swedish...

possible Danish attack, and thus had a similar purpose to the sea fort of New Älvsborg, which was built around the same time. Skansen Lejonet was erected on...

The Älvsborg Regiment (Swedish: Älvsborgs regemente), designation I 15 and I 15/Fo 34, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back...

Thirty Years' War and Second Northern War saw Swedish territory expand. New Älvsborg – rebuilt Carlsten [‡] Dalarö Fortress Fortifications of Gothenburg Karlsvärd...

of Älvsborg (Swedish: Belägringen av Älvsborg; Norwegian: Beleiringen av Älvsborg) was a failed Norwegian siege of the Swedish fortress of Älvsborg held...

Älvsborgs FF is a Swedish football club located in Västra Frölunda. Älvsborgs FF currently (2016) plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the...

and limited to a 20 kilometer stretch on the Kattegat in the vicinity of Älvsborg, close to modern Gothenburg. Furthermore, Denmark controlled the Baltic...

Älvsborg is an urban district of Gothenburg in Sweden. Älvsborg is a coastal district situated in western Gothenburg at the mouth of the Rivö Fjord and...

(Swedish: Älvsborgs amfibieregemente, Amf 4) is one of two marine regiments of the Swedish Amphibious Corps based in Gothenburg. Raised from Älvsborg Coastal...

towards Jönköping, and from the Norwegian side towards the fortress of Älvsborg and thereafter further into Västergötland. A force of 6,000 Danish troops...

The Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Älvsborgs kustartilleriregemente), designation KA 4, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery regiment of...

1643, he instructed that Fort Nya Elfsborg be built. Named after the Old Älvsborg Fortress off shore from Gothenburg, Sweden, it was located on the Delaware...

regained by incorporating Lapland into Norway, and Swedish payment of the Älvsborg Ransom for two fortresses which Denmark–Norway had taken in the war. However...

The Second Älvsborg Ransom (Swedish: Älvsborgs Andra Lösen) was an indemnity, stipulated in the 1613 Treaty of Knäred, which ended the Kalmar War. During...

falling under enemy control. A subsequent Dano-Norwegian assault against the Älvsborg fortress in the riverhead of Gothenburg's inlet port was countered by the...

Gothenburg city centre. Cruise ships which are too tall to go under the Älvsborg Bridge (45 metres (148 ft) allowed) berth nearby, which accounted for a...

IF Elfsborg. The name is derived from Älvsborg County where instead of making use of the modern spelling Älvsborg, they used the older spelling with an...

Danish army attacked Älvsborg, captured the castle and razed Älvsborg Town. In 1607 Gustav's son, King Charles IX, founded a new settlement directly across...

Obituary, translated from an obituary in Nya Svenska Amerikanaren ("The New Swedish-American"), published in 1905. Entry for Johan Abraham Gyllenhaal...

met he would hand Älvsborg back to the Swedes. In effect, Olav committed an act of extortion against the Danish Crown. As Ãlvsborg was of to great importance...

established as a part of New Sweden. Built in 1643 and named after the Älvsborg Fortress off Gothenburg, Fort Nya Elfsborg was located on the New Jersey side of...

sociologist. Torgny T. Segerstedt was born at Mellerud, in Holm parish, Älvsborg County, Sweden. He was the son of Torgny Segerstedt (1876–1945), scholar...

destroyed by Danish invaders, is marked by a stone near the north end of the Älvsborg Bridge in the Färjenäs Park. The church was built in 1603 and destroyed...

H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Cattegat, The" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. "Kattegat | strait, Denmark-Sweden"...