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    included Bohus Fortress, Fredriksten Fortress was constructed in Fredrikshald on the newly established Norwegian-Swedish border. Since the Bohus Fortress no...
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    The siege of Bohus fortress (1678) was a siege by Dano–Norwegian troops during the Scanian War. The siege was endured by the Swedish defenders for weeks...
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    founded in 1612, when the city of Konghelle was moved closer to the Bohus Fortress. However, this is disputed because other sources indicate that it was...
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    Bohuslän (redirect from Bohus County)
    in the dialect. 'Bohuslän', literally means the 'Fief of Bohus', referring to Bohus Fortress and län. The Nordic Bronze Age (c. 1700–500 BCE) produced...
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  • Bohus may refer to: Bohus Fortress, Sweden Bohuslän, a historical province in Sweden, named after the fortress Bohus, a locality, part of Surte, Ale Municipality...
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    Bohus Bang (Swedish: Bohusiska Smällen), as it is traditionally called in Swedish historiography, was a devastating explosion which occurred at Bohus...
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    site of early Geatish settlement. Its length is 93 km (58 mi). The Bohus Fortress is located by the river at Kungälv. There the river splits into two...
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    also associated with the construction of Akershus Fortress (Akershus Festning) and Bohus Fortress (Båhus festning). During his reign he revived his brother's...
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    Carlsten (redirect from Carlsten Fortress)
    och badortslif, Eskil Olán, Gothenburg 1917, p. 115 OCLC 786454126 Bohus Fortress Fredriksten Pater Noster Lighthouse (replaced light present at Carlsten...
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    Nieuw-Amsterdam, New Amsterdam, Commewijne Fort Zeelandia, Waterside, Paramaribo Bohus Fortress Borgholm Castle Eda Skans Jönköping Castle Karlsvärd Citadel Kristianstad...
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  • commanding officer of the Bohus Fortress in Norway. During the war between her spouse and Knut Alvsson, she defended Bohus Fortress in the absence of Krummedige...
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    war was officially declared in August that year. C. S. H. Akershus fortress Bohus Älvsborg Kalmar Castle Getaryggen Brobacka Axtorna Mared Varberg Öland...
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    principal len were headquartered at the major fortresses Bohus Fortress, Akershus Fortress, Bergenhus Fortress and the fortified city of Trondheim. The sub-regions...
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    dialects. Another explanation is that "bagge" refers to Bagaholm where Bohus Fortress lies, at an ancient border between Norway and Sweden. Nordbagge then...
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  • Swedish Army and Commander in Bohus Fortress in 1676. In 1678 he became Lieutenant-Colonel. In the summer of 1678 Bohus fortress was besieged by Ulrik Frederik...
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    in the politics of the era. He served as commanding officer of the Bohus Fortress in Norway from 1489 to 1503. Krummedige was Hartvig Krummedige’s son...
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    Gothenburg and Bohus County. The seat of Älvsborg County (which had become even more of a misnomer, as the site of the former Älvsborg fortress now lay within...
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    were defeated by the Norwegians, and forced to retreat, holding only Bohus Fortress in Bohuslän. In August 1677, Norwegian forces of 2,000 men, led by General...
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    Rüse's remodelling of the most important fortification in the duchies: the fortress city of Rendsburg in Schleswig. In the Scanian War, he also served both...
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    still preserved and can be visited at the fortress during summer. Pietism Radical Pietism Johann Konrad Dippel Lars Ulstadius Bohus Fortress v t e v t e...
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    she was in Varberg and ordered the prisoners of war to be taken to Bohus Fortress, where she herself went. The bishop of Skara was released, other prisoners...
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  • released in 1996. This was the first video by Mortiis, and was filmed at Bohus Fortress in Sweden. There are 2,000 copies available of the VHS. The video was...
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    Kungälv Municipality (category Gothenburg and Bohus)
    flows the river Nordre älv. On an island in the river, the medieval Bohus Fortress faces the city of Kungälv. Marstrand, which was historically a largely...
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  • Älvsborg Fortress (Gothenburg) Bjärka-Säby Castle (Linköping) Castle Boo (Hjortkvarn) Bohus Fortress (Kungälv) Borgholm Castle (Borgholm) Brahehus Carlsten...
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    The administrative headquarters are at Økern, Oslo. "Fakta om Bohus" (in Norwegian). Bohus. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 3 May...
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    killed at the Fredriksten fortress. The fortress had been erected in the 17th century as a replacement for the Bohus Fortress lost at the Treaty of Roskilde...
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  • siege of Bohus Fortress. Upon returning to Norway later that year he was sent back to Bergen to be temporary commander of Bergenhus Fortress in the place...
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  • castles, châteaux and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortresses. List of castles For historic Swedish castles see also List of castles...
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  • Stockholm has a small remainder of the medieval city wall preserved. Bohus Fortress Aarau – the remains of the medieval town walls include two town gates...
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    General Harald Stake entered Bohuslän from Västergötland and captured Bohus Fortress. At the end of April, Governor-General Johan Printzensköld landed on...
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