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Utti Fortress
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Utti Fortress

Крепость Утти
FinlandКоувола (Утти)1791–1792Military sites
An earthwork bastion fort with stone retaining walls built by Russian military engineers in 1791–1792 under Alexander Suvorov as part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system; the territory was then within the Russian Empire and is now in Finland. It was designed for a garrison of about 400 men and 26 guns. In August 1809 the fortress was decommissioned and its buildings ordered sold; the ramparts survive and are open to visitors.
Земляное бастионное укрепление с каменными подпорными стенами, построенное российскими военными инженерами в 1791–1792 годах под руководством А. В. Суворова в составе системы укреплений Юго-Восточной Финляндии; территория тогда входила в состав Российской империи, ныне находится в Финляндии. Укрепление рассчитывалось на гарнизон около 400 человек и 26 орудий. В августе 1809 года крепость была упразднена, а постройки назначены к продаже; валы сохранились и доступны для посещения.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire
FunctionFort, settlement
Present ownerState of Finland (heritage site)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1791
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2025-04
The fortress was decommissioned on 23 August 1809; according to the Kouvola tourism portal the surviving ramparts are a historic site open to visitors.

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