Adelsö, Sweden
ca. 750 AD
Bornholm, Denmark
750 AD
Kleindannewerk, Germany
500 AD
Eastern Settlement, Greenland
985 AD
Ekerö, Sweden
ca. 100-1520 AD
Kerteminde, Denmark
c. 925 AD
Borre, Norway
600-900 AD
Borgsum, Germany
9-10th century AD
Qassiarsuk, Greenland
10th century
Tønsberg, Norway
834 AD
Sylt, Germany
0 AD
Veliky Novgorod, Russia
9th century AD
Nøtterøy, Norway
500-1000 AD
Logstor, Denmark
10th century
Mörbylånga, Sweden
800-1000 AD
Kvitsøy, Norway
800 - 1050 AD
Lejre, Denmark
550 - 1000 AD
Morbylånga, Sweden
1000 BC-1000 AD
Mörbylånga, Öland, Sweden
ca. 950-1000 AD
Suðuroyar, Faroe Islands
970 AD
The historical centre of Briançon is a strongly fortified town, built by Vauban to defend the region from Austrians in the 17th century. Its streets are very steep and narrow, though picturesque. Briançon lies at the foot of the descent from the Col de Montgenèvre, giving access to Turin, so a great number of other fortifications have been constructed on the surrounding heights, especially towards the east.
The Savoyards made two raids into French territory in 1691 and 1692. As a result, Vauban was dispatched to inspect the frontier defences, which had been ill-equiped to deal with the attack from Savoy. He returned to the area in 1700 to check on the progress that had been made since his first visit. When Vauban visited Briançon, work on the defences had already started under a local engineer, Monsieur d"Angrogne in 1692.