Skansen Crown
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Skansen Kronan is a redoubt
in the district of Haga
of Gothenburg
, Sweden
.
Skansen Kronan was built in the later half of the 17th century according to the plans of Erik Dahlberg
. Skansen Kronan was introduced in 1698 and was fitted with 23 guns. The roof was not completed until 1700. Skansen has 4-5 metre thick walls made of granite
, gneiss
and diabase
. Skansen Kronan was never attacked and the cannons on the inside have never been used.
The fortress and the twin counterpart, Skansen Lejonet, were built as part of the defenses against possible Danish
attack on Gothenburg from the south, and thus had a similar purpose as the Älvsborg Fortress
.
The fortress - originally built outside the city walls - is today situated in the city centre of Gothenburg on a hill in the city district of Haga
. It was used as a military museum until 2004. Today Skansen Kronan is a private facility for conferences and private parties.
Redoubt
A redoubt is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, though others are constructed of stone or brick. It is meant to protect soldiers outside the main defensive line and can be a permanent structure or a...
in the district of Haga
Haga, Gothenburg
Haga is a city district in Gothenburg, Sweden, renowned for its picturesque wooden houses, 19th century-atmosphere and cafés. Originally a working class suburb of the city with a rather bad reputation, it was gradually transformed into a popular visiting place for tourists and Gothenburgers...
of Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, 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....
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Skansen Kronan was built in the later half of the 17th century according to the plans of Erik Dahlberg
Erik Dahlberg
Count Erik Jönsson Dahlbergh was a Swedish engineer, soldier, and field marshal, called the "Vauban of Sweden".- Life :...
. Skansen Kronan was introduced in 1698 and was fitted with 23 guns. The roof was not completed until 1700. Skansen has 4-5 metre thick walls made of granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
, gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss is a common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from pre-existing formations that were originally either igneous or sedimentary rocks.-Etymology:...
and diabase
Diabase
Diabase or dolerite is a mafic, holocrystalline, subvolcanic rock equivalent to volcanic basalt or plutonic gabbro. In North American usage, the term diabase refers to the fresh rock, whilst elsewhere the term dolerite is used for the fresh rock and diabase refers to altered material...
. Skansen Kronan was never attacked and the cannons on the inside have never been used.
The fortress and the twin counterpart, Skansen Lejonet, were built as part of the defenses against possible Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
attack on Gothenburg from the south, and thus had a similar purpose as the Älvsborg Fortress
Älvsborg Fortress
Älvsborg, also Elfsborg Fortress, is a sea fortress located in today's Gothenburg , Sweden. Situated on the mouth of the Göta Älv river, it served to protect Sweden's access to the Atlantic Ocean and the nearby settlement of today's Gothenburg and its four predecessors. The fortress was relocated...
.
The fortress - originally built outside the city walls - is today situated in the city centre of Gothenburg on a hill in the city district of Haga
Haga, Gothenburg
Haga is a city district in Gothenburg, Sweden, renowned for its picturesque wooden houses, 19th century-atmosphere and cafés. Originally a working class suburb of the city with a rather bad reputation, it was gradually transformed into a popular visiting place for tourists and Gothenburgers...
. It was used as a military museum until 2004. Today Skansen Kronan is a private facility for conferences and private parties.
Other sources
- Mattsson, Britt-Marie (1992) Parkernas Göteborg (Göteborg: AB Långedrag, Tryckeri AB Framåt) ISBN 91-630-1016-X
- Schånberg, Sven; Stig Allan Agroth (1989) Vid Skansbergets fot : Hagastudier i bild och ord (Göteborg) ISBN 91-85786-21-7
- Rhedin, Per (1996) Med hammare, sax och tång: En liten historik om plåtslageriet i Göteborg, (utgiven av Göteborgs Bleck- & Plåtslagaremästareförening) ISBN 91-630-4459-5