| Steinvikholm Castle | |
|---|---|
| Skatval, Trøndelag, Norway | |
| Coordinates | 63°32′37″N 10°48′47″E / 63.54361°N 10.81306°E |
| Type | Star fort |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Norway (1524-1537) Denmark-Norway (1537-1814) Norway (1814-1940) Nazi Germany (1940-1945) Norway (1945-present) |
| Website | [1] |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1524-32 |
| In use | 1532-1575 |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Steinvikholm (1537) Northern Seven Years' War |
Steinvikholm Castle (Steinvikholm slott) is an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula near Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The castle was built over seven years, from 1525 to 1532, by Norway's last Roman Catholic Archbishop, Olav Engelbrektsson.[1] Steinvikholm castle became a powerful fortification by the time it was built, and it is the largest construction raised in the Norwegian middle age.[2][3]
- ^ Olav Engelbrekktson (University of Norway Documentation)
- ^ Auran, Per Agnar (2007). Skatval. Vår historiske arv. Skatval Historielag. pp. bind 5, 433.
- ^ Leirfall, Jon (1969). Steinvikholm - borgen og byggherren. Steinvikholms venner. p. 10.