Talk:Vaxholm Fortress

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The result of the proposal was move per request.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:18, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

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Vaxholm Castle → Vaxholm Fortress – The article should be moved to Vaxholm Fortress. It isn't a castle but a fortress. The website also calls it a fortress. http://www.vaxholmsfastning.se/english/ --95.192.72.127 (talk) 23:54, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

• Support - more common in Google Books. In ictu oculi (talk) 06:18, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

• Support This seems to be the natural translation of the name into English and the way in which it will be recognised by visitors. I do not think that there is a clear distinction between castle and fortress in English, and the etymologies and meanings of the two words are intermingled. But in general castle tends to describe medieval fortifications, and 'fort' or 'fortress' is the way similar fortifications were usually described in English speaking countries at the relevant period. --AJHingston (talk) 15:24, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Correct translation. As AJH says, "castle" is usually used in English to describe medieval fortifications, whereas "fortress" is used for later, usually state-built and -garrisoned, fortifications like this. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:10, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

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Vaxholm Fortress is a historic fortification on the island of Vaxholmen in the Stockholm archipelago just east of the Swedish town of Vaxholm. The first structure, a wooden blockhouse, was constructed by King Gustav I in 1548 as a defensive structure and customs post at this strategic site on the sea approach to Stockholm. It was replaced by a round stone tower during John III's reign. The present buildings date to 1833; their design was inspired by ideas on fortifications propounded by French engineers the marquis de Montalembert and Lazare Carnot. The fortress has been listed as a state monument since 1935 and now houses the Vaxholm Fortress Museum.Photograph credit: Arild Vågen