Kärnan
| Kärnan | |
|---|---|
| Helsingborg | |
.jpg) Kärnan | |
  Kärnan  Kärnan | |
| Coordinates | 56°02′54″N 12°41′51″E / 56.048321°N 12.697485°E |
| Type | Fortress |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century |
Kärnan (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɕæ̂ːɳan]; Danish: Kernen, both literally The Core) is a medieval tower in Helsingborg, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress which, along with the fortress Kronborg on the opposite bank of the Øresund, controlled the entranceway between the Kattegat and the Øresund and further south the Baltic Sea.[1]
History
The origins of the Helsingborg
It was surrendered to
In 1741, the tower was donated by the government to the city of Helsingborg.[2]
Restoration
The castle was restored starting during 1893–94, under instructions from Oscar Ferdinand Trapp, a Swedish businessman and engineer (1847–1916). Architect for the restoration was Josef Alfred Hellerström (1863–1931), Helsingborg city architect from 1903 to 1928. The objective of the restoration was to restore, to the extent possible, the appearance the structure had based upon the oldest known medieval illustration. The building's
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Helsingborg in the 16th century -
Cross section view of Kärnan tower -
Kärnan as a ruin prior to the 1893-1894 repairs -
Model of the castle of Helsingborg
In popular culture
- Kärnan has a roller coaster based on it, The Oath of Kärnan, at Hansa-Park in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
References
Other sources
- Eriksson, Torkel (1993) Castrum nostrum Helsingburgh: Erik Menved und Schloss Helsingborg in Castella maris Baltici (Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell International) ISBN 91-22-01566-3
- Eriksson, Torkel (1994) En ruin försvinner : Kärnan i Helsingborg 1880-1894 (Helsingborg: Helsingborgs museiförening) ISBN 91-87274-10-8
- Johannesson, Gösta (1980) Helsingborg : Stad i 900 år (Stockholm: AWE/Geber) ISBN 91-20-06249-4
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