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Fårösund is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden with 816 inhabitants in 2010.〔 The village can be reached by car from Visby. The island of Fårö can be reached by ferry from Fårösund.〔 Fårösund is the northernmost town in the municipality of Gotland in Gotland County, about north of Visby. Fårösund is situated on the seafront overlooking the island of Fårö and is visited by tourists during the summer, but it is usually a quiet community in the autumn, winter and spring. Until the mid-1900s it was a small quiet resort as well as a ferry terminal for ferries to Fårö. Fårösund is also the name of the strait between Gotland's "mainland" and Fårö. == History == During the Crimean War, the fleet of the alliance opposing the Russian Empire used Fårösund as their Baltic Sea base. An artillery battery for the defense of the southern part of the inlet to Fårösund had been built in 1721, on the south shore opposite the Skarv shallows, and a blockhouse housing two 8 pounder cannons was constructed further out on the Bungenäs. After the Treaty of Nystad in 1721, these fortifications were abandoned. In 1818, Fårösund's importance as a Naval base was once again brought to light. In 1885, when it seemed like there could be a conflict between Russia and Great Britain, the area around the town was further fortified by placing a line of naval mines around the harbor. This escalation of the defense was made to indicate that Sweden was determined to maintain its neutrality. Therefore, a battery housing of seven 12 cm muzzle-loading guns was hastily built at the south end of the strait. Later, a similar but smaller battery was built at the north end and finally a third, for heavier artillery, southeast of the first battery. In 1900–02, the two first batteries were converted and updated with more modern armament. Since 1905, there was a coastal artillery detachment from Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente (KA 1) stationed in Fårösund where barracks for the unit had been built in 1902–06. The regiment KA 3, established in 1937, started an economic boom in the town including the building of a new shipyard. The regiment, however, was dissolved in 2000. , the old military regiment area is demilitarized and used by many companies that have started since the regiment was closed.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fårösund」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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