Basmo Fortress
59°35′48.93″N 11°32′23.15″E / 59.5969250°N 11.5397639°E
Basmo festning | |
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Marker, Norway | |
Type | Land fortress |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Norway |
Site history | |
Built | 1680s |
In use | 1683-1745 |
Materials | stone |
Battles/wars | Swedish invasion 1716 Swedish invasion 1718 |
Basmo fortress (Basmo festning) is a former fortification located in the north-western part of Marker municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The fortress was placed on the main road from Ørje. The site is situated near the Swedish border on an isolated mountain outcropping between lakes Rødenessjøen and Hemnessjøen.[1]
It was constructed in the 1680s and saw 62 years of service. The first mention of this
On the night of March 9, 1716, the pyres on the mountaintops announced that
Basmo was shut down and de-commissioned during 1744–45. Today there is a ruin with barely visible defense works and the stone base of the former tower. In 1987, work was started on restoration of the site.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Erlend Hammer. "Basmo". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Basmo festning". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Basmo festning". Marker Kommune. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Basmo festning". kulturminnesok. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
Other sources
- Norges festninger by ISBN 82-00-18430-7
- History of the Norwegian People, by Knut Gjerset, MacMillan, 1915.
- The Struggle for Supremacy in the Baltic: 1600-1725 by Jill Lisk; Funk & Wagnalls, New York, 1967.
- The Northern Wars, 1558-1721 by ISBN 0-582-06429-5