Kristiansand Cannon Museum — Attraction in Kristiansand

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I found this really impressive buildings, the whole park is quite large with all those rails to bring that ammunition to the bunkers. woow very cool

The fort was constructed between 1941 and 1944 by the German navy. Together with four other coastal batteries, it formed a part of the Kristiansand Artillery Group. Together with his sister battery at Hanstholm in Denmark, Møvik Fort was built to obstruct Allied naval forces by blocking the Skagerrak strait and the seaways to Eastern Norway, the Kattegatt Bay, the Baltic Sea and the Baltic region for the allied naval forces. Only a field, at nautical miles wide, in the Skagerrak could not be covered by the guns of these facilities. This field was therefore mined.

Adolf Hitler personally worked for the barrier strategy and the decision about the fortress in Hanstholm was made in May 1940. In May 1941, two of the guns in Hanstholm were started in place and on the Norwegian side preparatory work. Plans for a museum ground in 1984. After extensive renovation work in the late 1980s and early 1990s by local armed forces and the Kristiansand Cannon Museum Møvik, a foundation was laid in 1991, and a part of the fort was opened to the public in 1993. Efforts to restore the 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) narrow gauge funicular railway who once transported the heavy shells are well underway.

The fortress had four gun positions, or which one of the guns is still intact. There are empty gun emplacements and an empty casemate. The 38 cm caliber gun is one of the largest in the world; the barrel alone weighs 110 tons, measures almost 20 m in length and has a range or up to 55 km (34 miles). In the museum, this historic site can be experienced, by following the Fortress Trail - a walk to places and buildings that tell of everyday life in a fortress and national,...

Great place and very interesting museum. Unfortunately, both the main attraction (i.e the cannon) and the rest of the fortress area is in decay and in dire need of some serious attention. A few small thing have been done the last few years, such as restoration of the railroad track, but it is far from enough. The gun is rusting away. The old ruins are overgrown and not attended to. Information or signs about the elements in the area are scarce or no longer to be found. It's a shame. There's so much more history to the area than just the main gun that should be told.

2020 - Edit: The main attraction, ie the gun has now been given an overhaul with rust repair and a new paintjob.

2021 - Edit: A new visitors center has been built. The museum finally have proper toilet...