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Skansin
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Svenning
July 18, 2022
Skansin er en historisk fæstning beliggende på en høj ved havnen i Færøernes hovedstad Tórshavn. Den blev bygget omkring 1580 på initiativ af Magnus Heinason for at beskytte byen mod fjendtlige angreb, efter at byen nær var ved at blive overfaldet af sørøvere. Da Færøerne under den 2. verdenskrig blev besat af Storbritannien, blev Skansin anvendt som the Royal Navy Commands hovedkvarter. I august 1940 ankom 4 skibskanoner, som stadig står der. I nutiden er Skansin, bl.a. på grund af en enestående udsigt over byen og til Nólsoy et yndet turistmål.
Skansin er en historisk fæstning beliggende på en høj ved havnen i Færøernes hovedstad Tórshavn. Den blev bygget omkring 1580 på initiativ af Magnus Heinason for at beskytte byen mod fjendtlige angreb, efter at byen nær var ved at blive overfaldet af sørøvere. Da Færøerne under den 2. verdenskrig bl…
Sigrun
August 6, 2018
An old fortress with lighthouse.
Rúni
January 22, 2016
"Skansin" Fortification built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason in order to protect the trading centre of Tórshavn from a steadily increasing number of seaborne attacks across the North Atlantic – in many cases from pirate raids. The original fortification only lasted until 1677, when French pirates destroyed the fort. - Next to Skansin there is the statues "Frída, fría" made by Hans Pauli (2004)
"Skansin" Fortification built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason in order to protect the trading centre of Tórshavn from a steadily increasing number of seaborne attacks across the North Atlantic – in many cases from pirate raids. The original fortification only lasted until 1677, when French pirates destro…
Arvid
August 28, 2018
Old fort. Nice view to the ocean.
Sjúrður
January 11, 2018
In 1580, the great Faroese adventurer Magnus Heinason ordered the construction of a fort to protect the trading centre of Tórshavn from a steadily increasing number of seaborne attacks across the North Atlantic – in many cases from pirate raids. The original fortification only lasted until 1677, when French pirates destroyed the fort after their final demand for 100 oxen, 200 sheep, 500 pairs of gloves, 1,200 pairs of stockings and 60 nightshirts wasn’t met by the people of Tórshavn within the 12-hour deadline. The fort served as a British Royal Navy headquarters during the Second World War. The two guns which face out to sea from behind the fort were used to defend the islands against Germ
In 1580, the great Faroese adventurer Magnus Heinason ordered the construction of a fort to protect the trading centre of Tórshavn from a steadily increasing number of seaborne attacks across the North Atlantic – in many cases from pirate raids. The original fortification only lasted until 1677, whe…
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