Fårösund Fortress
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Fårösund Fortress (Swedish: Fårösunds fästning) is a decommissioned fortification in Fårösund on Gotland, Sweden, which was built from 1885 to 1886.
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Fårösund Fortress | |
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Fårösunds fästning | |
Fårösund in Sweden | |
Coordinates | 57°50′46″N 19°04′45″E |
Type | Fortification |
Site information | |
Owner | Swedish Fortifications Agency (–1993) National Property Board (1993–) |
Controlled by | Sweden |
Site history | |
Built | 1885 (1885)–1886 |
In use | 1886–1919 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Gotland garrison |
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