Byvik Fort

was built in 1897-1903 to prevent an intrusion through the Oxdjupetand was placed just northeast of the fortress Oskar-Fredriksborg.
AdministrativeArea coastal_battery Q10438363
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Byvik Fort

Summary

Byvik Fort is a coastal battery[1].

Key Facts

  • Byvik Fort is located in Vaxholm Municipality[2].
  • Byvik Fort is in the country of Sweden[3].
  • Byvik Fort's instance of is recorded as coastal battery[4].
  • Byvik Fort's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[5].
  • Byvik Fort's instance of is recorded as fortification[6].
  • Byvik Fort's instance of is recorded as heritage site in Sweden[7].
  • Byvik Fort took place at Rindö[8].
  • Byvik Fort is part of Fortification line of Vaxholm[9].
  • Byvik Fort's Commons category is recorded as Byviksfortet[10].
  • Byvik Fort's armament is recorded as Bofors 120 mm m/94 gun[11].
  • Byvik Fort's armament is recorded as 57 mm m/89 gun[12].
  • 1903 marks the founding of Byvik Fort[13].
  • Byvik Fort's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 59.39972222, 'longitude': 18.42583333, 'precision': 1e-05}[14].
  • Byvik Fort's service retirement is recorded as 1926[15].
  • Byvik Fort's main subject is coastal artillery[16].
  • Byvik Fort's official name is recorded as Byviksfortet[17].

Body

Geography

Byvik Fort is in the country of Sweden[3]. It is located in Vaxholm Municipality[2]. It is part of Fortification line of Vaxholm[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include coastal battery[4], tourist attraction[5], fortification[6], and heritage site in Sweden[7].

History and Context

1903 marks the founding of Byvik Fort[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1903-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Commons category Byviksfortet
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