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Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) Fortress
Images taken and stitching to panorama done by Sami Tikka. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) Fortress
Images taken and stitching to panorama done by Sami Tikka. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) Fortress
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Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) Fortress

Вильманстрандская крепость (Лаппеэнранта)
FinlandЛаппеэнранта1741–1914Military sites
A fortress on a headland of Lake Saimaa, founded by Sweden after 1721; from 1741 the fortifications were built by the Russian side, under the Treaty of Åbo of 1743 the town passed to Russia, and from 1812 it was within the Grand Duchy of Finland. In the 1790s the fortress was strengthened under Alexander Suvorov: the Nikolai ramparts and the Pallo and Kimpinen outworks were built. Five barracks and a guardhouse of the late 18th century, artillery depot buildings of the early 19th century, the Orthodox church of 1785 and brick barracks of the 1910s built for Russian troops survive.
Крепость на мысу озера Сайма, заложенная Швецией после 1721 года; с 1741 года укрепления строила российская сторона, по Абоскому миру 1743 года город отошёл к России, а с 1812 года вошёл в состав Великого княжества Финляндского. В 1790-х годах крепость усилена под руководством А. В. Суворова: построены Николаевские валы и передовые укрепления Палло и Кимпинен. Сохранились пять казарм и караульня конца XVIII века, здания артиллерийского депо начала XIX века, православная церковь 1785 года и кирпичные казармы 1910-х годов, построенные для российских войск.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire
FunctionFort, settlement
Present ownerFinland (City of Lappeenranta and other owners)
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2009-12
After 1917 the fortress passed to Finland; according to the RKY inventory confirmed in December 2009 the fortifications have been restored and the artillery depot buildings house the South Karelia Museum.

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