![Photograph of Kongsten Fort (Kongsten fortress) at sunset.](https://i0.wp.com/andersgoliversen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kongsten_2web-1024x697.jpg?resize=1024%2C697&ssl=1)
Kongsten Fort is a fortress in Fredrikstad built around 1680 and it’s located close to Old Town Fredrikstad. I spent the night in a tent at a nearby camping site after visiting petroglyph sites along Oldtidsruta.
![Photograph of Kongsten Fort (Kongsten fortress) main gate at sunset.](https://i0.wp.com/andersgoliversen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kongsten_4web-1024x685.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&ssl=1)
![Photograph of Graffiti at Kongsten saying "Why so stupid - read more".](https://i0.wp.com/andersgoliversen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kongsten_1web.jpg?resize=669%2C1000&ssl=1)
Kongsten Fort is a fortress in Fredrikstad built around 1680 and it’s located close to Old Town Fredrikstad. I spent the night in a tent at a nearby camping site after visiting petroglyph sites along Oldtidsruta.