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English: Photo of the Vardøhus Fortress on the outskirts of Vardø, Norway, likely taken in 1996.
  • The Commander's Residence ("County Governor's House") built in 1737. Outside the wall stands "Vardø's only tree," a rowan ('Sorbus aucuparia) which was planted in the 1950s, cut down in 2002, and replaced with a new tree in 2004. In front of the house, there are also two old mortar launchers (bomb throwers).
  • Vardøhus Fortress (Norwegian: Vardøhus festning) is located in the town of Vardø in Finnmark county, Norway, on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the Russian border. The northernmost fortress in the world was originally built on the island in the early 14th century as a defense against raids from people further east and to secure Norwegian dominion of Finnmark and the northern territories. The current Vardøhus Fortress was constructed between 1734 and 1738 and remains largely intact in its original form to this day. Covering an area of 25 acres, the defense facility is designed as an octagonal star with low stone-clad earth ramparts. Inside the fortification walls, there are nine distinctive buildings.

Norsk bokmål: Foto fra Vardøhus festning i utkanten av Vardø by i Finnmark trolig tatt i 1996.
  • Kommadantboligen («Amtmannen hus») bygd 1737. Utenfor veggen står «Vardøs eneste tre», ei rogn ('(Sorbus aucuparia)) som ble plantet i 1950-åra, hogd i 2002 og erstattet med et nytt tre i 2004. Foran huset er en gammel mortér| (bombekaster).
  • Vardøhus festning på Vestøya-delen av Vardøya i Øst-Finnmark er Norges østligste og verdens nordligste festning. Den stod ferdig tidlig på 1300-tallet som forsvar mot plyndringstokter fra folkene lenger øst og for å markere herredømme over Finnmark og nordområdene. Dagens festning ble bygd mellom 1734 og 1738. Det 25 mål store forsvarsanlegget er formet som en åttekantet stjerne med lave, steinkledde jordvoller. Innenfor murene er det ni særpregede bygninger.
Vardøs forrige festning Slottet (Vardøhus slott) lå i Østervågen, omtrent midt i det som i dag er Vardø by.
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Author Photographer Magnus Berg. Photo tagged as public domain by the National Library of Norway (Nasjonalbiblioteket).
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