Visborg Castle, Gotland

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Visborg Castle, Gotland was a medieval fortress in Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland, historically significant as a stronghold of Eric of Pomerania and later largely demolished in the 17th century.

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Visborg Castle, Gotland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ruin ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
builtFor Eric of Pomerania ⓘ
category Castles in Gotland County ⓘ
Forts in Sweden ⓘ
Ruined castles in Sweden ⓘ
constructionStart early 15th century ⓘ
controlledBy Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Eric of Pomerania ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
coordinateLocation 57.636°N 18.287°E ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
currentStatus ruin ⓘ
demolishedBy Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Frederick III of Denmark ⓘ
demolishedIn 1670s ⓘ
hasPart castle keep ⓘ
moat ⓘ
outer walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Sweden ⓘ
listed building in Sweden ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion Kalmar Union ⓘ
inception early 15th century ⓘ
locatedIn Scandinavia ⓘ
Visby ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Baltic Sea ⓘ
locatedInCountry Sweden ⓘ
locatedInCounty Gotland County ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Region Gotland Municipality ⓘ
locatedInProvince Gotland ⓘ
locatedOn Gotland ⓘ
cliffs above the harbor of Visby ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
namedAfter Visby ⓘ
partOf defensive system of Visby ⓘ
town wall of Visby ⓘ
significantEvent demolition in the 17th century ⓘ
sieges during the 15th century ⓘ
significantPerson Eric of Pomerania ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedAs fortress ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
stronghold ⓘ
usedBy Eric of Pomerania ⓘ

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Eric of Pomerania → residence → Visborg Castle, Gotland ⓘ