Fortetsya Kerch

Fortetsya Kerch is a fort in Kerchenska Terytorialna Hromada, Kerch City Council, Crimea. Fortetsya Kerch is situated nearby to the museum Fortress Kerch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fortress Kerch and Kerch Fishing Port.

Fortress Kerch

Museum

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Kerch Fortress is a fortress in eastern Crimea, located on Cape Ak-Burun at the narrowest point of the Kerch Strait. Built in the 19th century, the fortress was originally intended to protect the southern border of the Russian Empire. Fortress Kerch is situated 1 km east of Fortetsya Kerch.

Kerch Fishing Port

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Kerch Fishing Seaport is a fishing port of Black Sea located in the city of Kerch on the eastern shores Kerch Peninsula at Kerch Bay just south of the Port of Kerch. The port has 7 piers. Kerch Fishing Port is situated 3½ km north of Fortetsya Kerch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerch and Yehorove.

Kerch

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Kerch, is a city on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea. It was decorated by the Soviet Union as a "Hero City" of World War II.

Yehorove

Village

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Yehorove is a village in Lenine Raion, Crimea. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the native languages of the inhabitants of the village were 89.29% Russian, 8.93% Ukrainian, and 1.79% Belarusian. Yehorove is situated 9 km north of Fortetsya Kerch.

Voykovo

Village

Photo: Kosun, CC0.

Voykovo is a village, which is situated 9 km north of Fortetsya Kerch.

Fortetsya Kerch

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Kerchenska Terytorialna Hromada, Kerch City Council, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.30994° or 45° 18′ 36″ north

Longitude

36.46935° or 36° 28′ 10″ east

Elevation

87 metres (285 feet)

Open location code

8GQR8F59+XP

GeoNames ID

7063538

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Russian to Ukrainian—“Fortetsya Kerch” goes by many names.

Russian: “Krepost’ Kerch’”
Ukrainian: “Fortetsya Kerch”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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