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Kärnan
Sign in to saveKärnan (, 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.
Key facts
- Military structure.name
- Kärnan
- Military structure.location
- Helsingborg
- Military structure.image
- Kärnan|300px
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- 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
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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.
== 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.