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Kyminlinna | |
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Part of South-Eastern Finland fortification system | |
Finland | |
Kyminlinna main gate | |
Coordinates | 60°30′26″N 26°53′19″E / 60.50722°N 26.88861°E |
Type | Caponier fortress |
Area | 74 hectares (180 acres) |
Site information | |
Owner | Senate Properties |
Open to the public | no |
Condition | Partly in disrepair |
Site history | |
Built | 1803 |
Built by | Russian Empire |
In use | 1808 |
Materials | Earth, masonry |
Kyminlinna (literally, 'the castle of Kymi') is a fortress located in the northern part of island of Hovinsaari in Kotka, on the south coast of Finland. Kyminlinna is part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system built by Russia after the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790. Kyminlinna formed the northern part of a double fortification, together with Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress, where Kyminlinna was intended to repulse land-based attacks along the King's Road.
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