Steinvikholm Castle
| Steinvikholm Castle | |
|---|---|
| Skatval, Trøndelag, Norway | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Star fort |
| Controlled by | Norway (1524-1537) Denmark-Norway (1537-1814) Norway (1814-1940) Nazi Germany (1940-1945) Norway (1945-present) |
| Website | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 63°32′37″N 10°48′47″E / 63.54361°N 10.81306°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1524-32 |
| In use | 1532-1575 |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Steinvikholm (1537) Northern Seven Years' War |
Steinvikholm Castle (Norwegian: Steinvikholm slott) is an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula in the present-day Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The castle was built over seven years, from 1525 to 1532, by Norway's last Roman Catholic Archbishop, Olav Engelbrektsson. Steinvikholm castle became a powerful fortification by the time it was built, and it is the largest construction raised in the Norwegian middle ages.