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[[File:Oscarsborg festning og Drøbaksundet.JPG|thumbnail|The Drøbak Sound with the Oscarsborg fortress seen from the east side of the Oslofjord.]] |
[[File:Oscarsborg festning og Drøbaksundet.JPG|thumbnail|The Drøbak Sound with the Oscarsborg fortress seen from the east side of the Oslofjord.]] |
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'''The Drøbak Sound''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]:Drøbaksundet) is a [[Sound (geography)|sound]] where the [[Oslofjord]] narrows between [[Drøbak]] and [[Hurum]]. [[Outer Oslofjord]], a term for the [[fjord]] south of the Drøbak Sound until it meets the [[Skagerrak]], starts there. |
'''The Drøbak Sound''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]:Drøbaksundet) is a [[Sound (geography)|sound]] where the [[Oslofjord]] narrows between [[Drøbak]] and [[Hurum]]. [[Outer Oslofjord]], a term for the [[fjord]] south of the Drøbak Sound until it meets the [[Skagerrak]], starts there. |
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The Drøbak Sound was previously guarded by the fortress [[Oscarsborg Fortress|Oscarsborg]]. During the [[Norwegian Campaign|Nazi German attack on Norway]], was the [[German cruiser Blücher]] sunk by Norwegian defence forces in the sound west of the fortress 9 April 1940. |
The Drøbak Sound was previously guarded by the fortress [[Oscarsborg Fortress|Oscarsborg]]. During the [[Norwegian Campaign|Nazi German attack on Norway]], was the [[German cruiser Blücher]] sunk by Norwegian defence forces in the sound west of the fortress 9 April 1940.<ref>[[Battle of Drøbak Sound]] Wikipedia {{en icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.forsvarsbygg.no/festningene/Festningene/Oscarsborg-festning/English/ Oscarsborg Fortress, Official website] {{en icon}}</ref> Now, it's a fortress museum and hotel located there. There is a ferry from Drøbak. |
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Revision as of 05:41, 30 May 2015
The Drøbak Sound (Norwegian:Drøbaksundet) is a sound where the Oslofjord narrows between Drøbak and Hurum. Outer Oslofjord, a term for the fjord south of the Drøbak Sound until it meets the Skagerrak, starts there.
The Drøbak Sound was previously guarded by the fortress Oscarsborg. During the Nazi German attack on Norway, was the German cruiser Blücher sunk by Norwegian defence forces in the sound west of the fortress 9 April 1940.[1][2] Now, it's a fortress museum and hotel located there. There is a ferry from Drøbak.