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Kongsvinger festning

Kongsvinger festning is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Skasberget stands 581 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kongsvinger Festnings Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Kongsvinger Fortress (Norwegian: Kongsvinger festning) is located in the city of Kongsvinger which is located within Kongsvinger Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is situated on a hill west and north of the Glomma river, standing astride the ancient Vinger Royal Road, which connected Norway and Värmland, Sweden as well as on the north-south Norwegian route along the Glomma. As Kongsvinger formed a key junction point for these routes, fortifications were constructed there to protect against invasion from the east.

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Dates from 1673.

Wikidata Q4994285, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
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How to reach it

Coordinates60.19943, 12.01178

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Josefberget: 6.8 mi
  • Legdeberget: 7.9 mi
  • Hornkjølberget: 7.9 mi
  • Grasberget: 8.1 mi
  • Malmerberget: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Trapphella: 10.6 mi
  • Brattfallet: 13.6 mi
  • Grinnfallet: 14.0 mi
  • Brattfossen: 14.9 mi
  • Grasbråtafossen: 14.9 mi
Museums: 18
Parks: 18
  • Festningsparken: 0.1 mi
  • The hens fountain: 0.2 mi
  • Røhneløkka: 0.2 mi
  • Hexumløkka: 0.4 mi
  • Tråstad idretts park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Tråstad skanse: 0.6 mi
  • TIL MINNE OM KRIGENS OFRE 1940 1945: 0.6 mi
  • Bråten: 10.0 mi
  • Deening: 12.3 mi
  • Krigsminne: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Damtjenn: 7.3 mi
  • Bokkedalen: 24.0 mi
  • Tolvstein syd: 24.1 mi
  • Badeplass hvamsetra: 24.8 mi
  • Hvamsetra: 24.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lonkans kjelder: 10.3 mi
  • Pilterudsila: 10.9 mi
  • Steinbekken: 13.1 mi
  • Olavskeia: 18.7 mi
  • Ilhøla: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Nils Iversen: 17.7 mi
  • 22 juli 2011: 19.6 mi
  • Troll: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Snupunkt Møkkeren: 12.1 mi
  • Kiloa: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Brattstupet: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Kongsvinger festning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkasbergetNNE 30°581 m19.6 mi
GalterudfjelletNNW 345°543 m21.5 mi
SæterbergetWNW 301°534 m20.6 mi
RaudåsenWNW 298°509 m17.6 mi
UrsknappenWNW 297°501 m20.6 mi
BalnesbergetNNW 337°500 m22.0 mi
HaugsbergetNNE 28°492 m21.6 mi
PasobergetNNW 342°487 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1517:3018:25
June solstice03:4621:2222:43
September equinox06:5618:2019:15
December solstice09:1712:4915:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/546540370

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