Hamn was a battlefield museum in

Fisksätra Fisksätra is a locality situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 7,475 inhabitants in 2010. Built in the 1970s during the Million programme The Million Programme ( sv, Miljonprogrammet) was an ambitious public housing pr ...

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Battle of Stäket The Battle of Stäket was a minor battle during the Great Northern War. A probing Russian force, circumventing Vaxholm Castle, attempted to pass through Baggensstäket, a very narrow passage in the Stockholm archipelago. After a counterattack ...

on 13 August 1719 when Russian force, circumventing Vaxholm Castle, attempted to pass through

Baggensstäket Baggensstäket (also Baggarstäket or Södra stäket) is a strait in the Stockholm archipelago, between the island of Värmdö and the mainland (Södermanland). It is part of the waterway between the firth of and bay of . The waterway conti ...

, a very narrow passage in the Stockholm archipelago. After a desperate counterattack by Södermanlands regemente the Russian force departed. It is debated whether or not this was a Russian attempt to reach Stockholm. The museum was founded as a result of a still ongoing archaeological research project. In 2003, the project “Battlefield Archaeology by Stäket” was formed, which was consented by the

Swedish National Heritage Board The Swedish National Heritage Board ( sv, Riksantikvarieämbetet; RAÄ) is a Swedish government agency responsible for World Heritage Sites and other national heritage monuments and historical environments. It is governed by the Ministry of Cult ...

, the County Government and Nacka Municipality. Databases, registries and maps etc. were studied and a reference group with scholars was formed. In spring 2004 sample examinations on the southern side, by the so-called Marsh Meadow, were initiated. During the years 2004-2010, the last five of which under the management of the Swedish National heritage Board, the battlefields were completely examined by the Baggensstäket inlet. The battlefields got classified as “ancient monuments”, and the battlefield on the southern side was the first of its kind to be classified as such. In total, 735000 m2 have been scanned and about 1300 objects of antiquarian and culturally historical value have been found. In June 2010, the project with the museum HAMN, which was financed by Nacka Municipality and the EU, was initiated. Today, a book project about the southern side of the

with results from ten years of research, is ongoing. Museet HAMN Fisksätra inomhus 02.jpg HAMN museum Fisksätra - slaget vid Stäket den 13 augusti 1719.jpg Museet HAMN Fisksätra inomhus 04.jpg Hamn museum Fisksätra inomhus 06.jpg Guided_visning_museum_Hamn.jpg

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