Karlsborg Fortress is situated on the Vannäs peninsula in Karlsborg by lake Vättern, the province of Västergötland, Sweden. Karlsborg is a Garrison Town (pop 3600 at the shore of lake Vättern in Västergötland, Sweden and the seat of Karlsborg Vättern is the second largest Lake (by surface area in Sweden, after Lake Vänern. is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish situated in the southwest of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Construction on the fortress began 1819 to realize the so-called central defense idea adopted by the Swedish military after the Finnish and Napoleonic Wars. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and Russia from February 1808 to September 1809 The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The site was chose by Baltzar von Platen in connection with the construction of Göta kanal. Count Baltzar Bogislaus von Platen (1766-1829 a Swedish naval officer and statesman born May 29, 1766 on the island of Rügen to For the 1981 Swedish film see Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? The Göta Canal (Göta kanal is a Swedish Canal
The intent of the central defense idea was that the royal house, Swedish government, Riksdag and central command functions would, in the event of an attack against the kingdom, pull back and ensconce themselves in this fortress in the middle of the country. The monarch is the Head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. Sweden being a Constitutional monarchy with a Representative democracy based on a The government of Sweden is a Constitutional monarchy based on Parliamentary democracy. The Riksdag (officially Sveriges riksdag literally The National Diet of Sweden is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. Even the gold reserves of the central bank of Sweden was to be safeguarded in the fortress in times of trouble. Gold reserves (or gold holdings) are held by Central banks as a Store of value. Sveriges Riksbank, or simply Riksbanken, is the Central bank of Sweden and the world's oldest central bank
The fortress is one of northern Europe's largest buildings and consists primarily of limestone från Omberg. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Construction was begun in 1819 on 100 hectares of land. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, The fortress was to house a garrison of 6,000 enlisted men and an additional 8 to 10,000 people. The walls were mostly complete in 1830, and after comprehensive visits to other fortresses in Europe, fortress architect Johan av Klen presented plans similar in style to the Winiary fortress in Posen (present-day Poznan). An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland
Due to its great expense and reduced funding, the fortress wasn't in operation until 1870, and wasn't fully completed until 1909. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting To compensate for the rapidly evolving technology of artillery during this time, Vaberget fortress was build in the early 1900's five kilometers west of Karlsborg to provde additional protection to the main fortress. Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine
The town of Karlsborg has sprung up next to the fortress. Karlsborg is a Garrison Town (pop 3600 at the shore of lake Vättern in Västergötland, Sweden and the seat of Karlsborg It was initially mostly living quarters for personnel employed at the fortress, but grew to a sizable community, in part due to Göta kanal which passes through the town.
Ever since the fortress lost its intended central defensive rôle in 1918 it has been used as a garrison for Göta signalregemente, S 2, and since 1984 Livregementets husarer, K 3, are also based there. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Garrison (various spellings (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip" is the collective term for a body of Troops Göta signalregemente (Götaland Signal Regiment designations S 1 Sk and S 2, was a Swedish Army signal Regiment, one of the few Livregementets husarer K 3 (Life Regiment Hussars K 3 is one of Sweden's oldest units originating from the cavalry prepared from Uppland, Södermanland Fallskärmsjägarskolan and Särskilda Skyddsgruppen are also housed in the fortress. Fallskärmsjägarskolan, commonly known as FJS is the Swedish Army's Parachute Ranger School and the home of Fallskärmsjägarna ( Parachute Rangers) and Särskilda Skyddsgruppen ( Special Protection Group, SSG is a Swedish Special operations unit created some time during the early 1990s Next to the fortress is a munitions factory.
Karlsborg has been a Swedish listed building in Sweden (byggnadsminne) since 1935. A listed building in Sweden ( Swedish byggnadsminne) enjoys the strongest legal cultural and historical protection available Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The garrison church is especially worth visiting. The church is housed in the central building of the fortress, "the last stand", on the second floor above the Fortress Museum. The church was once intended as an assembly hall for the riksdag and the government in times of troubles. The Riksdag (officially Sveriges riksdag literally The National Diet of Sweden is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. A chandelier composed of bayonets instead of crystal prisms hangs from the ceiling. A chandelier is a branched decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture with two or more arms bearing lights A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a Knife - Dagger - or spike-shaped Weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle
External links
- Karlsborg Municipality (in Swedish)
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