Munkholmen

Munkholmen
Munkholmen is located in Trøndelag
Munkholmen
Munkholmen
Location of the island
Munkholmen is located in Norway
Munkholmen
Munkholmen
Munkholmen (Norway)
Geography
LocationTrøndelag, Norway
Coordinates63°27′05″N 10°22′57″E / 63.4515°N 10.3825°E / 63.4515; 10.3825
Area13,000 m2 (140,000 sq ft)
Length480 m (1570 ft)
Width200 m (700 ft)
Administration
Norway
CountyTrøndelag
MunicipalityTrondheim

Munkholmen (Norwegian: Monk's islet) is an islet in the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 13,000-square-metre (3.2-acre) island sits in the Trondheimsfjord about 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) northwest of the island of Brattøra and the mouth of the river Nidelva in the center of the city of Trondheim. The islet has served as a place of execution, a monastery, a fortress, a prison, and a World War II anti-aircraft gun station. Today, Munkholmen is a popular tourist attraction and recreation site.[1]

  1. ^ "Munkholmen". trondheim.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.