A surviving covered passage connects Kongsten Fort in Fredrikstad to the main fortress. This architectural feature offers a tangible way to explore the history of the fortress site: built in 1685 as a bastion fortress, it is considered one of the best-preserved bastion fortresses in Norway. With Kulturpunkt, you can explore the history and grounds of Kongsten Fort at your own pace. This lets you experience the fortress town not just as a historical name, but through the surviving connection between its fortifications.
Fortifications, museums, and a miniature town
The Fredrikstad Museum is located in Tøihuset in the Old Town and features three exhibitions. Bar 1567 presents the history of Fredrikstad in the form of a history bar. The Old Town Model Railway in Fredrikstad, by contrast, is built to a scale of 1:87: it features trains, landscapes, buildings, people, and animals, as well as a miniature version of the Old Town. The history bar and model railway offer different perspectives on Fredrikstad: one as a presentation of the city's history, the other as a miniature city.
Places and personal stories
Hans Nielsen Hauge's Minde is a protected cultural heritage site with a museum and visitor center. The visitor center consists of two connected buildings. The experience includes a guided tour of Hans Nielsen Hauge's childhood home and the exhibition at the visitor center, followed by a visit to the field where Hauge had his famous spiritual experience. The tour lasts about 1.5 hours. Roald Amundsen's birthplace in Fredrikstad is now a museum. It displays period furniture and mementos from his expeditions. Holmen gategalleri offers a digital tour of Fredrikstad's urban art scene.
Wooden boats and maritime heritage
Isegran is a maritime center for building and restoring wooden boats. Traditional boats are moored at the piers in the museum harbor. The Maritime Center Fredrikstad offers tours with a boatbuilder that focus on Isegran's maritime heritage. The craftsmanship, boats in the museum harbor, and themed tour offer different ways to explore this maritime subject.
Movement, play, and water
The Bjørneløypa children's trail, approximately one kilometer long, features animal sculptures. Halfway along, there is a barbecue area with seating, making it easy to include a break in your plans for the trail. Aktivitetsbyen Gamle Fredrikstad offers outdoor adventure golf, pay-and-play golf, football golf, and tennis. Kongstenbadet is just outside the Old Town and has both an indoor facility and an outdoor facility that is open in summer. The outdoor facility includes a diving tower, children's pool, water slide, and swimming pool. Before visiting, it is best to check the latest information about the outdoor facility's opening; its use is seasonal.
Getting to the fortress town
The fortress town in Fredrikstad is easy to reach by bus, car, bicycle, and on foot. In addition, the city ferry runs year-round and is free of charge, providing access to the fortress town from the city center, Cicignon, and Gressvik. If you plan to take the ferry, it is helpful to check the timetable in advance.
Discover more
Discover more destinations: Fredrikstad, Engelsviken, Gressvik, Rygge, Hvaler, Rakkestad, Våler and Sarpsborg.
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