Are there any castles in the Kingdom of Norway?
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Lovers of majestic castles, with ghosts and without, in Norway, especially not to make a fuss. With neighboring Sweden or Denmark can not be compared, although, of course, there are several castles and ancient fortresses there - the latter are larger.
The most famous of all is the fortification complex Akershus (Akershus Fortress or Akershus Festning) in the capital of the kingdom of Oslo (Oslo). He is accompanied by a rich history, a beautiful legend and his own ghost. However, for Norway historical baggage is not an exception, but the norm, other architectural monuments of the country possess it. Among them, the fortress in Tønsberg, Fredriksten in Halden, Fort Christiansen and the ruins of the Sverresborg castle in Trondheim, the Bergenhus fortress in Bergen, the Steinvikholm castle slott) in the Stjørdal area.
If you read Norwegian, you can see the full list of all such buildings, which also include old estates and estates.
June 30, 2011
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