Bohus Fortress
Also known as Bohus fästning
1308
Medieval
fortification
Bohus fästning sits on a rocky island in the Göta älv at Kungälv, where the river splits north of Gothenburg. King Håkon V of Norway began the fortress in 1308 to control the border between Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, and it was rebuilt…
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- 1308
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