Munkholmen

The harbor with Munkholmen in the background.

Munkholmen has been used as several things:
- An execution site before 1100.
- A monastery between 1100 and 1537.
- A fortress between 1660 and 1825.
- A state prison between 1680 and 1850.
- A fort between 1825 and 1893.
- German bunkers during WW II.

Today it's a resort and museum. You can't get there without taking a boat. We'll go there in the summer to take some photos there.

[Kathryn 🐎]

What a beautiful view.

[Carol W]

It looks lovely, especially with those snow-capped mountains in the background..

[Beryl Lloyd]

Sounds an interesting place with lots of past history --what a beautiful view

[Judith Johnson]

Sounds like a fascinating place with a great history.

[Graham Thresher]

Great shot and I love the attached history.

[Mark Prince]

Lovely shot and it's certainly got a lot of history to it.

[Loopy-Lou]

Beautiful view and thank you for sharing the history, interesting.

[Shirley Chetwynd]

Wow so many uses, great info Elisabeth.

[Dem Mie]

really great shot, thanks for sharing the history too

[Amanda R.]

What an interesting place and how crazy that it was such a variety of things.

[Gena Pegg]

Lovely...looks cold though! Great capture!

[Hazel]

What a lot of changes of identity!

[Malc Bird]

Fabulous, if chequered history - fascinating!

[Taffy]

Really interesting to read the history of the site. I'm looking forward to seeing photos this summer.