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Kalmar Castle in Sweden, a large stone fortress with green-topped towers and turrets, stands beside a reflective moat under a partly cloudy sky.
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Kalmar Castle

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Kalmar Castle in Sweden, a large stone fortress with green-topped towers and turrets, stands beside a reflective moat under a partly cloudy sky.
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Kalmar Castle is a historic fortress located in Kalmar, Sweden, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Founded in the 12th century, the castle played a strategic role in the region. It gave its name to the Kalmar Union in 1397, a political union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden that lasted until 1523.1

The castle has served various purposes throughout its history, including as a fortress, distillery, granary, and prison. Today, it houses the county museum. The city of Kalmar itself was rebuilt on the island of Kvarnholmen after a fire in 1647, with remnants of 17th-century fortifications still visible.1

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