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Landskrona Citadel (No. 9)

The aging prostitutes were booted out in 1940, and the military moved back in, so as to better be neutral in the Second World War (1939-1945). Sweden's neutrality was somewhat questionable, as they supplied Germany with some machined parts and steel for their war effort, but also supported the Norwegian resistance movement and saved A plan of Landskrona and Adolph's Stronghold: Click for the full-sized image, which is truly awesome. Thanks, Wikipedia! a number of Danish jews from deportation to concentration camps. Regardless, the Nazis didn't occupy Sweden during the war, so didn't make it to Landskrona Citadel. After the war a refugee camp was established at the Citadel. That seems a small price to pay, your home being destroyed and life uprooted, just for the chance to live in a starfort for a few years? Some 22,000 displaced folks stayed at Landskrona Citadel between 1945 and 1953, when the last of them finally moved on. Since the early 1990's there has been an annual Medieval market held at the Citadel. Today, Landskrona Citadel has some elements of a museum, and operates daily guided tours ("not expensive") during the summer.

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Landskrona Citadel (No. 8)

Adolph's Stronghold became the focus of a great deal of study, consternation and nail-biting in the 30+ years of its construction: At one point a commission that had been organized to study the fortification's building process estimated that at the current rate of progress, the Stronghold would not only be completed in the year 2110, but would cost a grand total of 300 barrels of gold, as opposed to its initial estimated cost of five barrels. Adding to the problems Adolph's Stronghold was already experiencing, the military threat was now coming from the exact opposite direction: When the Stronghold was begun, Denmark had been considered the scariest adversary, whereas Russia had since evolved as a much more pressing foe. The fortifications on Gråen were officially abandoned in 1788, having never been completed. The expansion of all fortifications in the city of Landskrona was halted in 1805, and it was declared an open city in 1822, meaning that it would not contest the matter if anyone should want to attack it. Which seems an odd decision, as there was no active conflict going on, but whatever. In 1827 it was determined that Landskrona Citadel would henceforth operate primarily as a prison for those serving life sentences, and in 1870 the Citadel ceased being an active military fortification, so as to better concentrate on its role of executing prisoners. In 1902 the Starfort of Our Current Interest became a women's prison, which wound up mostly imprisoning prostitutes, or "joy girls." By 1918 it was estimated that the vast majority of Sweden's prostitutes had spent time at Landskrona Citadel, which doesn't seem to have done a very effective job of convincing the girls to go into another line of work, as they seemed to keep coming back again & again.

Landskrona, Sweden (No. 5)

A natural deep harbour has existed here for a longer time than the town has been known. It's mentioned in the Danish historical work Saxo Grammaticus from around 1200. The port is based on a natural chute in the sandy sea floor, despite the lack of any nearby debouching river. Since the 18th century, the harbour has been protected by the artificial island Gråen. In the 1960s it had a total quay length of around 3 km. As of 2017 its usable quay length has been greatly reduced, with a tally of approximately 1250 meters of remaining quay, and its activity has been low for decades. The former car ferries to Copenhagen-Tuborg departed from the Nyhamn port, in the northern end. At a common map, it looks like the harbour has two inlets. But the waters immediately south of the harbor are extremely shallow. The northernmost part of Lundåkrabukten, the bay between Landskrona and Barsebäck, is not just shallow, but also largely free of stronger currents. During cold winter periods, Sea ice can then be formed here, much faster than at most other places in Øresund.

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