Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress
The Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress or Akkerman fortress is a historical and architectural monument of the 13th–14th centuries. It is located in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in the Odesa Oblast of southwestern Ukraine, in the Budjak, the historical region of Bessarabia.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Q-lieb-in, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—10:00 PM
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress in Ukraine
- Also known as: “Akkerman fortress” and “Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Synagogue and Holy Ascension Cathedral.
Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Posterrr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synagogue is situated 1 km southwest of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress.
Holy Ascension Cathedral
Church
Photo: Качуровська, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Ascension Cathedral is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress.
Station Building
Railway station
Photo: Сіверян, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Station Building is a railway station, which is situated 2 km southwest of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi and Brytivka.
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Photo: Сергей Марцынюк, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, historically known as Aq Kirmān or by other names, is a port city in Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It is situated on the right bank of the Dniester Estuary leading to the Black Sea, in the historical region of Budjak.
Brytivka
Village
Photo: Yakudza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brytivka is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress.
Vypasne
Town
Photo: Ykvach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vypasne is a town, which is situated 7 km west of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress.
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.20051° or 46° 12′ 2″ northLongitude
30.3491° or 30° 20′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8GRG682X+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4309547289OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1968086
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Belqorod-Dnestrov qalası”
- Belarusian: “Белгарад-Днястроўская крэпасць”
- Belarusian: “Белгарад-Днястроўская крэпасьць”
- Bulgarian: “Акерманска крепост”
- Bulgarian: “Белградска крепост”
- Chinese: “阿克曼要塞”
- Czech: “Akkermanova pevnost”
- Czech: “Bilhorodsko-dnistrovská pevnost”
- Finnish: “Akkermanin linnoitus”
- French: “Cetatea Albă”
- Georgian: “აკერმანის ციხე”
- German: “Akermanska fortezja”
- German: “Bilhorod-Dnistrowska fortezja”
- German: “Festung Akermansk”
- German: “Festung Akkerman”
- German: “Festung Bilhorod-Dnistrowsk”
- Hungarian: “Dnyeszterfehérvári vár”
- Japanese: “アッケルマーン要塞”
- Japanese: “ビルホロド・ドニストロフスキー要塞”
- Manipuri: “ꯕꯤꯜꯍꯣꯔꯣꯗ-ꯗ꯭ꯅꯤꯁ꯭ꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯚꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯌꯤ ꯂꯥꯟꯄꯟ”
- Manipuri: “ꯕꯤꯜꯍꯣꯔꯣꯗ-ꯗ꯭ꯅꯤꯁ꯭ꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯚꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯌꯤ ꯂꯥꯟꯕꯟ”
- Romanian: “Cetatea Albă”
- Russian: “Акерманская крепость”
- Russian: “Белгород-Днестровская крепость”
- Russian: “Белгородская крепость”
- Serbian: “Бељградска тврђава”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Akkermán”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Bíljorod del Dniéster”
- Swedish: “Akkermans fästning”
- Swedish: “Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyjs fästning”
- Swedish: “Fort Akkerman”
- Turkish: “Akkerman Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Akkerman”
- Turkish: “Akkirman Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Акерманська фортеця”
- Ukrainian: “Аккерманська фортеця”
- Ukrainian: “Білгород-Дністровська фортеця”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Minaret of the mosque Bayezid Veli and Archaeological expedition.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Корчма and Administration.
Curious Castles to Discover
Uncover intriguing castles from every corner of the globe.