Hamina Fortress | |
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![]() Walls of the Hamina fortress | |
![]() Caponier and main fortress wall | |
Coordinates | 60°34′08″N 27°11′49″E / 60.569°N 27.197°E |
Type | Fortress |
Site information | |
Controlled by | 1721–1743 ![]() 1743–1917 ![]() 1917–Present ![]() |
Site history | |
Built | 1721 | –, 1791 –1792 , 1803
In use | 1721–1836, 1845–1855 (as fortress) 1836–Present (as garrison) |
Hamina Fortress (Finnish: Haminan linnoitus) is located in Finland on the coast of the Gulf of Finland and it is an integral part of the Hamina city centre. Hamina fortress is a Star fort, representing the Renaissance ideal city embodied by Palmanova city in northeastern Italy.[1]
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