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Modlin Fortress (Novogeorgievsk)
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Modlin Fortress (Novogeorgievsk)

Крепость Новогеоргиевск (Модлин)
PolandНовы-Двур-Мазовецки (Модлин)1832–1914Military sites
A fortress at the confluence of the Vistula and the Narew, founded under Napoleon and rebuilt by Russia from 1831; in 1834 it was renamed Novogeorgievsk. The Kingdom of Poland was then part of the Russian Empire. In 1832–1864 a defensive barracks 2,250 metres long and an outer perimeter of six fronts were built; from 1883 a first ring of eight brick-and-earth forts was erected, and in 1912–1914 a second ring of ten concrete forts. In August 1915 the fortress surrendered to German forces, and in December 1918 it was taken over by the Polish Army.
Крепость у слияния Вислы и Нарева, основанная при Наполеоне и с 1831 года перестраивавшаяся Россией; в 1834 году получила название Новогеоргиевск. Царство Польское тогда входило в состав Российской империи. В 1832–1864 годах построен оборонительный казарменный корпус длиной 2250 метров и внешний обвод из шести фронтов; с 1883 года возведено первое кольцо из восьми кирпично-земляных фортов, в 1912–1914 годах — второе кольцо из десяти бетонных фортов. В августе 1915 года крепость была сдана германским войскам, в декабре 1918 года перешла к Войску Польскому.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire
FunctionFort, settlement
Present ownerPoland (private owners, the Military Property Agency and others)
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2019-02
Since December 1918 the fortress has belonged to Poland; according to twierdzamodlin.pl (February 2019), the Military Property Agency divided the site into plots and has been selling them: the granary was sold in 2012 and the citadel barracks in 2013, to a private company.

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