Fredriksten
Sign in to saveFredriksten is a fortress in the city of Halden in Halden Municipality, Østfold county, Norway.
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Fredriksten Fortress
- Military installation.location
- Halden, Norway
- Military installation.image
- Fredriksten fortress Norway seen from Halden harbor.jpg
- Military installation.image_size
- 230px
- Military installation.caption
- Fredriksten fortress, Halden, Norway - seen from the city's harbor
- Military installation.built
- 17th century
- Military installation.used
- 17th century-1905 (fort) - today (military installation)
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- The Northern War (1655–1661)
- Fortification Upgrades (1673–1675)
- Gyldenløve War (1675–1679)
- Fortification Upgrades (1679–1700)
- Great Northern War (1700–1721)
- 1788
- 1814
- The fortress today
- References
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- External links
Fredriksten is a fortress in the city of Halden in Halden Municipality, Østfold county, Norway.
==History== This Fortresses was constructed by Denmark-Norway in the 17th century as a replacement for the border fortress at Bohus, which had been lost when the province of Bohuslän was ceded to Sweden by the terms of the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The fortress was named after King Fredrik III of Denmark and Norway, and the town of Halden was also originally named after him, having been known as Fredrikshald between 1665 and 1928.