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Christiansfjell Fortress

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About Christiansfjell Fortress

Christiansfjeld Fortress is a former fortification placed at Elverum in Hedmark, Norway. Today the web site is ruled through ruins in a park with a huge water tower those materials Elverum with water. The citadel changed into built on a hill on the east facet of Glomma as one among several military facilities within the location. The fortress became first of all installed by Field Marshal Gustav Wilhelm Wedel Jarlsberg, Count of Wedel Jarlsberg in 1683.

A tower with a cellar powder mag turned into a number of the first buildings at this Norwegian citadel. Originally called Hammers berg Skanse, during King Christian V's 1685 visit to Norway he toured the fortification. Recognizing its strategically essential region at the Swedish border, he renamed the fortress Christiansfjeld and directed continued upgrades. A tremendous report of the visit includes illustrations of the castle at that time. After the Great Northern War a number of the smaller border forts has been decided to be extra expensive than their utility justified and they were closed. On July 13, 1742 Christiansfjeld Fortress was closed and the substances were moved to Kongsvinger Fortress.

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