. "1080203541"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "59.1745 10.3268" . . "3386"^^ . . . . . . . . "59.17449951171875"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Sund\u00E5s battery"@en . . . . . . "POINT(10.326800346375 59.174499511719)"^^ . . . . . "68435378"^^ . . . . . "Sund\u00E5s battery (Norwegian Sund\u00E5s batteri) is a defunct coastal artillery site located at Sund\u00E5sen in Stokke, Sandefjord, Norway. The fortifications were constructed in 1899 during turbulent times with Sweden during the Union between Sweden and Norway. It was part of the newly established (\"Kystartilleriet\"). The fort was erected to keep potential enemies from entering T\u00F8nsberg by sea, and was also meant to protect the Marine harbor in Melsomvik village. Work on the fort began in 1897, and the forts at both H\u00E5\u00F8ya Island and Sund\u00E5sen were completed in 1899. Trenches, commando posts, fencing, concrete gun pits, and other remains from the fort can still be seen at Sund\u00E5s. The fort lies by the T\u00F8nsberg Fjord with surrounding views of F\u00E6rder Lighthouse and islands such as H\u00E5\u00F8ya, Tj\u00F8me, Veierlan"@en . "10.32680034637451"^^ . . . "Sund\u00E5s battery (Norwegian Sund\u00E5s batteri) is a defunct coastal artillery site located at Sund\u00E5sen in Stokke, Sandefjord, Norway. The fortifications were constructed in 1899 during turbulent times with Sweden during the Union between Sweden and Norway. It was part of the newly established (\"Kystartilleriet\"). The fort was erected to keep potential enemies from entering T\u00F8nsberg by sea, and was also meant to protect the Marine harbor in Melsomvik village. Work on the fort began in 1897, and the forts at both H\u00E5\u00F8ya Island and Sund\u00E5sen were completed in 1899. Trenches, commando posts, fencing, concrete gun pits, and other remains from the fort can still be seen at Sund\u00E5s. The fort lies by the T\u00F8nsberg Fjord with surrounding views of F\u00E6rder Lighthouse and islands such as H\u00E5\u00F8ya, Tj\u00F8me, Veierland, and N\u00F8tter\u00F8y. The cannons were dismantled by German occupational forces in 1942 during the German occupation of Norway and moved to other fortifications elsewhere in Norway. After the war, the battery reverted to the Norwegian Armed Forces who managed the property until 1962 when an agreement for maintenance and management was made with the municipality in return for public access. In 2005 the area was sold off to Stokke municipality. The fortifications were originally constructed to protect the marine harbor in Melsomvik from a potential Swedish invasion. Views from the fort include the , the Swedish coastline in the east, and the Skrim mountains in the west. \n* \n* \n* \n* \n* \n* \n* \n* \n* \n* \n*"@en .