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The Elfsborg Fortress
South end of the Älvsborg
Gothenburg
Southn Sweden
Sweden
+46 3115 8151
Type: Historical Interest
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Gothenburg
Southn Sweden
Sweden
+46 3115 8151
Type: Historical Interest
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Another Börjessons tour, this is one of the more popular places to visit and a vital part of the history of the city. The proper name of the fortress is actually New Elfsborg, since the original, located where the south end of the Alvsborg Bridge is today, was destroyed in the mid-17th century. The Danish conquered the old fortress twice and the second time in partic- ular turned out to be costly for the Swedes. Sweden had to pay a ransom of 1 million kr to get it back, 75% of the total State Budget that year, which took several years to pay off. In 1653, it was decided that a new fortress would be built on the little island of Kyrkogårdsholmen at the mouth of Göta Älv.
The old one was to be torn down. New Elfsborg has been open to the public since 1971 with guided tours daily in the summer. Take the ferry from Lilla Bommen, with several daily departures in the summer.
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