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National Fortifications Heritage
The National Fortifications Heritage ( no, Nasjonale festningsverk) is a division with the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency responsible for sixteen military fortifications in Norway designated as heritage sites. The agency is responsible for conserving the character and history of the sites, while facilitating their use for culture, business and experiences. The list consists of ten fortresses, four smaller forts and two networks of border fortifications. Three fortresses, Akershus Fortress, Akershus, Bergenshus Fortress, Bergenshus and Vardøhus Fortress, Vardøhus, date from the Middle Ages. Five installations date from the Denmark–Norway, union with Denmark and five were built either union between Sweden and Norway, union with Sweden or following the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden, dissolution, as a defense against a Swedish invasion. Three forts, Austrått Fort, Austrått, Møvik Fort, Møvik and Trondenes Fort, Trondenes, were built by the German Wehrmacht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Defence Estates Agency
The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency ( no, Forsvarsbygg) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the real estate belonging to the Military of Norway. It is not part of the military operations, but is instead directly subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, and established on January 1, 2002. The agency has Havnelageret in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ... as its headquarters. The agency both builds, operates and sells military real estate. In total it had six million square meters of real estate, fifteen million square meters of roads and open areas, in addition to 1,250 square kilometers of land. It employed 1,300 people in 2006. The division Skifte Eiendom is responsible to sell former military estates to prive, while National Fortifica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
