Skansin
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skansin-252-5902225
title:
Skansin
text:
Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid. The fort was expanded considerably in 1780 and went through a series of rebuilds for many years afterwards. During the Second World War the fort served Britain as a military base after the British occupation of the Fa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic fortress in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skansin
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date modified:
2024-02-28T22:05:46Z
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fields total:
13
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15