• The basics. Nya Älvsborg fortress can be reached only by boat; sightseeing cruises set sail from the Port of Gothenburg. ... English (New Zealand).
  • "Älvsborg". Encyclopedia Britannica , 12 May. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/place/Alvsborg. Accessed 23 September 2024.
  • New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban area of modern...
  • The fortress was relocated in the 17th century, this New Älvsborg Fortress is still maintained.
  • Sailing by the New Älvsborg Fortress in Gothenburg, Sweden. After app. 3,5 hrs in the car from our home we have boarded the car ferry Stena Danica on tour from...
  • Alvsborg Fortress on Sweden's west coast — Karen V Bryan @ Flickr. Saftgurka @ WikiCommons. ... New Älvsborg Fortress — blondinrikard @ Flickr.
  • Göteborg: Nya Älvsborg Parish. After a proposal drawn up in 1646, the construction of a fortress was started in 1653 on some islets in the mouth of Göta Älv.
  • In 1643, a settlement in New Sweden, North America, was named Fort Nya Elfsborg ("Fort New Älvsborg"), after the Swedish fortress.