Kristiansten Fortress
Located in Trondheim, Trøndelag Coordinates: 63°25′37″ N 10°24′37″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Oslo · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 55 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- TRD Trondheim Airport, Værnes26 km
- OLA Ørland Airport50 km
About Kristiansten Fortress
Kristiansten Fortress is a historic site. Location: Trondheim, Trøndelag.
Kristiansten Fortress (Norwegian: Kristiansten Festning, historically spelled Christiansten) is located on a hill east of the city of Trondheim which is located within Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway, named after Christian V of Denmark-Norway. It was built after the city fire of Trondheim in 1681 to protect the city against attack from the east. Construction was finished in 1685. It fulfilled its purpose in 1718 when Swedish forces laid siege against Trondheim.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1681
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kristiansten Fortress
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 80 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- September (109 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 70 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 73 | 90 | 88 | 109 | 105 | 80 | 102 |
How to get to Kristiansten Fortress
The nearest airport is Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trondheim, 1 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) Trondheim 26 kmeast
- Ørland Airport (OLA) Ørland 50 kmnorthwest
- Røros Airport (RRS) Røros 106 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Trondheim Population: 216.5K 1 kmnorthwest
- Oslo Population: 1.1M 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kristiansten Fortress
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites.
0–25 km1 place
- Ceciliebrua Landmark 2 kmSW
25–60 km2 places
- Police Custody Camp Falstad Historic site 49 kmNE
- Skarnsund Bridge Landmark 57 kmNE
60–100 km7 places
- Västra Middagsfjället Mountain 94 kmE
- Tväråklumpen Mountain 100 kmE
- Slåttfjället Mountain 98 kmE
- Middagsfjället Mountain 94 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Trondheim City, Trondheim0.9 km NW
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Bakklandet Village, Trondheim0.4 km NW
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Singsaker Neighbourhood, Trondheim0.5 km S
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Rosenborg Village, Trondheim0.6 km NE
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