Bergenhus festning
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Bergenhus festning is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Hauggjelsvarden stands 673 m to the east-southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Håkonshallen, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Bergenhus fortress (Norwegian: Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1514.
Wikidata Q583428, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruiner av Solaret: 0.0 mi
- Håkon Håkonssons ringmur: 0.0 mi
- Håkon Håkonssons andre steinhall: 0.0 mi
- Kristkirketomten: 0.1 mi
- Kong Haakon VII: 0.1 mi
- Fløyfjellet: 0.9 mi
- Sandviksfjellet: 1.0 mi
- Nordre Midtfjellet: 1.3 mi
- Søre Midtfjellet: 1.5 mi
- Noven: 1.5 mi
- St. Sunniva: 0.0 mi
- Venus: 0.1 mi
- Sleipner og Skjoldmøen: 0.1 mi
- Sigurd K. Asserson: 0.1 mi
- S/S Statsraad Lekmkuhi: 0.1 mi
- Håkonshallen: 0.0 mi
- Rosenkrantztårnet: 0.1 mi
- Troll Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bryggens museum: 0.2 mi
- Thetamuseet: 0.3 mi
- Koengen: 0.1 mi
- Fredriksberg park: 0.4 mi
- Meyermarken: 0.4 mi
- Nordnesparken: 0.5 mi
- Øvre Ole Bulls plass 1 AS: 0.5 mi
- Rambjøra landskapsvernområde: 4.9 mi
- Nesvika naturreservat: 5.8 mi
- Reppadalen naturreservat: 6.4 mi
- Laksholmen naturreservat: 6.7 mi
- Ringaskjer naturreservat: 6.8 mi
- Kanoner: 0.1 mi
- Statsraad Lehmkuhl: 0.1 mi
- Bergen Segway: 0.1 mi
- Kopi av sideror til skip: 0.2 mi
- Escape Bryggen: 0.2 mi
- Bogstifossen: 2.5 mi
- Urteigfossen: 7.2 mi
- Fossen: 10.3 mi
- Giljafossen: 10.4 mi
- Gjerstadfossen: 10.6 mi
- Møhlenpris badeplass: 1.3 mi
- Vollane: 2.9 mi
- Nygardsvika friluftsområde: 5.7 mi
- Skjoldbukta: 6.1 mi
- Kollavågen: 7.7 mi
- Kommandantens hage: 0.0 mi
- Bakhagen: 1.3 mi
- Nordre Skogveien 6 backyard: 1.6 mi
- Marie Curie hagen: 2.3 mi
- Gartnerhage: 2.3 mi
- Kletten: 7.7 mi
- Juditslund: 7.8 mi
- Stuperen: 7.8 mi
- Bjørnemarken: 7.8 mi
- Sekkeviken: 7.9 mi
- Geithelleren: 2.9 mi
- Hakkstein: 7.2 mi
- Skiphammaren: 7.3 mi
- Balhammaren: 20.6 mi
- Laddberget: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Bergenhus festning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hauggjelsvarden | ESE 115° | 673 m | 3.8 mi |
| Ulriken | ESE 123° | 643 m | 2.8 mi |
| Grønetua | ENE 74° | 642 m | 3.4 mi |
| Vardegga | ENE 66° | 590 m | 3.2 mi |
| Rundemanen | ENE 61° | 568 m | 1.9 mi |
| Blåmanen | E 86° | 551 m | 1.5 mi |
| Kvitebjørnen | NNE 27° | 484 m | 1.8 mi |
| Løvstakken | S 179° | 477 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 17:57 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:10 | 21:50 | 23:12 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:46 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 09:45 | 13:03 | 15:30 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/487821106
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