Norske Løve Fortress

Norske Løve is the name of a 19th-century fortress built from 1852 to 1859 to protect Karljohansvern naval station at Horten in Norway.

Norske Løve
Horten, Norway
Norske Løve on Vealøs
Site information
Controlled byNorway
Site history
Built1852-1859
In use1852-today
MaterialsStone

Overview

Norske Løve (literally, 'Norwegian Lion') is a reference to the lion on the Coat of Arms of Norway. The fort is still a military area, but is today only used as an administration building for the Norwegian naval officers training school.[1][2]

The fort was constructed by Baltazar Nicolai Garben. The primary construction material was limestone, reinforced with granite. The fortress structure was fitted with heavy artillery on several floors protected by casemates. It has a moat which can be filled with water and was originally fitted with a circular envelope with 22 open casemates each holding a 3-ton cannon. The fort originally had a complement of 500 men. The open casemates were walled up by the Germans during World War II, but otherwise the fort is largely in its original form. [3] [4]

  • Norske Løve, fortress seen from the south
  • Norske Løve, south-western part of the fortress
  • Norske Løve, fortress on Vealøs
  • Norske Løve, gateway
  • Norske Løve, outer wall and moat at the entrance

See also

References
  1. Norske Løve - Horten (festningsverk) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Fortet Norske Løve (forsvarsbygg.no) Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Den norske løve (arkivverket.no)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  4. Balthazar Nicolai Garben (Store Norske Leksikon)

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