Boden Fortress

Boden Fortress is a present day fortress which include numerous essential and minor forts and fortifications surrounding the city of Boden, Norrbotten, in northern Sweden. The citadel turned into initially meant to stop or put off assaults from the east or coastal assaults, which on the time of construction meant Russian attacks launched from Finland. It was mainly the expansion of the railway net in Norrland, which in turn turned into a result of the growing importance of the northern iron ore fields, that led to the multiplied strategic price of northern Sweden and the development of the fort.

Although the principle forts were finished in 1908, most of the assisting fortifications have been now not completed until the start of the First World War. Improvements had been additionally constantly made all through, and among, both World Wars. Boden Fortress is made of 5 number one self-helping forts excavated out of the bedrock in five of the mountains surrounding Boden: Degerberget, Mjosjoberget, Gammelängsberget, Sodra Aberget and Rodberget. Eight fortified secondary artillery positions have been built among the forts to provide flanking aid and to cover regions not in range of the principle forts' artillery.