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Kärnan
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Kärnan (, literally The Core) is a medieval tower in Helsingborg, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress which, along with the fortress Kronborg on the opposite bank of the Øresund, controlled the entranceway between the Kattegat and the Øresund and further south the Baltic Sea.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kärnan is referenced by 107 other articles, and connects out to fortification, Germany and Sweden.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_region, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics 14th-century establishments in Scania, Buildings and structures in Helsingborg and Fortified towers.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Military structure.name
- Kärnan
- Military structure.location
- Helsingborg
- Military structure.image
- Kärnan|300px
- Military structure.caption
- Kärnan
- Military structure.map_type
- Sweden Skåne#Sweden
- Military structure.map_size
- 220
- Military structure.map_caption
- Scania, Sweden
- Military structure.type
- Fortress
- Military structure.built
- 14th century
- Military structure.open_to_public
- Yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tower
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Helsingborg Municipality
- Location
- Helsingborg
- Image
- Helsingborg Kaernan.jpg
- Has use
- museum
- Has parts of class
- building
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- Commons category
- Kärnan
- inception
- 1314-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Restoration
- In popular culture
- References
- Other sources
Kärnan (, literally The Core) is a medieval tower in Helsingborg, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress which, along with the fortress Kronborg on the opposite bank of the Øresund, controlled the entranceway between the Kattegat and the Øresund and further south the Baltic Sea.
== History == The origins of the Helsingborg fortress are disputed. Danish legend places its origin to the reign of the legendary King Fróði. However, this legend has not been supported by archaeological proof. Dendrochronological dating has shown that the core was built in the 1310s, when Eric VI of Denmark was King of Denmark. It was considered the most important fortress in Denmark, and was integral in securing control over the strait between Scania and Zealand.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kärnan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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