Bohus Fortress
Kungälv Municipality, Sweden
No longer standing
Demolished or destroyed.
Bohus Fortress is a castle ruin in Kungälv Municipality, Sweden, standing on a cliff about 40 metres high where the Göta River divides into two branches, which form a natural moat around it. Roughly 20 kilometres north of Gothenburg, it once lay along the old Norwegian–Swedish border. Founded in 1308 and demolished in 1789, the Renaissance-style complex is credited to Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- castle, fortress, architectural ensemble
- Heritage
- governmental listed building complex, monument in Fornminnesregistret
- Place
- Kungälv Municipality, Sweden
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