Fredriksten Fortress

Trail description

A short 0.7 km climb of about 75 m from the centre of Halden up to Fredriksten fortress, ending by the Stortårnet tower. Work on Fredriksten began in 1661 and it is named after the Danish-Norwegian king Frederik III; smaller defences had been built on the site in 1640-45 during the Hannibal War. The fortress was besieged six times but never taken.

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