Kärnan (Helsingborg) | tower, place with historical importance, Medieval / Middle Ages

Sweden / Skene / Helsingborg
 tower, place with historical importance, Medieval / Middle Ages

Kärnan (Danish: Kernen, both literally The Core) is a medieval tower in Helsingborg, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress which, along with the fortress Kronborg on the opposite of Oresund, controlled the entranceway to the Baltic Sea.
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Coordinates:   56°2'53"N   12°41'51"E
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