Drotten Fortress (Drottningskär Citadel on Aspö)

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Drotten Fortress, also known as Drottningskär Citadel on the island of Aspö, is a well-preserved 17th-century coastal defense fortification that once protected the Swedish naval base at Karlskrona.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortress ⓘ
fortification ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Drottningskär Citadel ⓘ
Drottningskärs kastell ⓘ
architecturalStyle 17th-century military architecture ⓘ
constructionStart circa 1680s ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
controlledBy Sweden ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
casemates ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
gun emplacements ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
hasViewOf Baltic Sea ⓘ
heritageStatus well-preserved ⓘ
locatedIn Blekinge County ⓘ
linked to: Blekinge

Karlskrona Municipality ⓘ
linked to: Karlskrona

Karlskrona archipelago ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
locatedNear Karlskrona ⓘ
locatedOn Aspö ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyIsland Sturkö ⓘ
Tjurkö ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Swedish Navy ⓘ
partOf Karlskrona naval base defenses ⓘ
primaryFunction coastal defense ⓘ
protection of Swedish naval base at Karlskrona ⓘ
region Blekinge ⓘ
significance example of Swedish 17th-century coastal fortification ⓘ
part of the historical defenses of Karlskrona naval base ⓘ
strategicRole control of sea routes in Blekinge archipelago ⓘ
guarding approaches to Karlskrona naval base ⓘ
usedAs cultural heritage site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
usedFor artillery positions ⓘ
military defense ⓘ

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Karlskrona → hasLandmark → Drotten Fortress (Drottningskär Citadel on Aspö) ⓘ