Kärnäkoski Fortress

Kärnäkoski Fortress is a bastion fortress in located in Kärnäkoski, built by between 1791 and 1793 to protect .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savitaipale.

Town
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Lappeenranta countryside is a rural area, the westernmost part of in the Finnish Lakeland. It's made up of the municipalities of Lemi, Luumäki, and Taipalsaari. is situated 7 km south of Kärnäkoski Fortress.

Kärnäkoski Fortress

Latitude
61.26227° or 61° 15′ 44″ north
Longitude
27.71064° or 27° 42′ 38″ east
Inception
1791
Open location code
9GH97P66+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Kärnäkoski Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Kärnäkosken linnoitus”
  • French: “forteresse de Kärnäkoski”
  • French: “Forteresse de Kärnäkoski”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Kärnäkoski”
  • Persian: “دژ کرناکوسکی”
  • Russian: “Керникоски”
  • Russian: “Кярна”
  • Russian: “Кярнакоски”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kärnäkoski mill and sawmill and Kärnänkoski.

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