Landskrona Citadel
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Landskrona Citadel, is situated in Landskrona
, Scania
, southern Sweden
. Initially built 1549-1559 as a purely defensive fortification with a 70 metre wide moat
.
It was captured in 1644 by forces led by Gustav Horn, but returned to Danish possession the year after. Eventually it became Swedish again in 1658 as a result of the Treaty of Roskilde
. Between 1667 and 1675 the citadel was expanded with extensive bastion
s.
Landskrona
Landskrona is a locality and the seat of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 28,670 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Landskrona was founded at the location of Scania's best natural harbour, as a means of King Eric of Pomerania's anti-Hanseatic policy, intended to compete...
, Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
, southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Initially built 1549-1559 as a purely defensive fortification with a 70 metre wide moat
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
.
It was captured in 1644 by forces led by Gustav Horn, but returned to Danish possession the year after. Eventually it became Swedish again in 1658 as a result of the Treaty of Roskilde
Treaty of Roskilde
The Treaty of Roskilde was concluded on 26 February or 8 March 1658 during the Second Northern War between Frederick III of Denmark–Norway and Charles X Gustav of Sweden in the Danish city of Roskilde...
. Between 1667 and 1675 the citadel was expanded with extensive bastion
Bastion
A bastion, or a bulwark, is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall , facilitating active defence against assaulting troops...
s.
External links
- Landskrona Slott (in Swedish)