Liikkala Fortress
Liikkala Fortress is a fortress in Kouvola, Finland. It was built in 1790s as a part of a larger South-Eastern Finland fortification system to protect Saint Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire.Photo: Niera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sippola Manor and Sippola Church.
Sippola Manor
Manor estate
Photo: Niera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sippola Manor is a manor estate, which is situated 3½ km north of Liikkala Fortress.
Sippola Church
Church
Photo: Niera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sippola Church is situated 4 km north of Liikkala Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inkeroinen.
Liikkala Fortress
- Type: Park
- Description: fortress in Kouvola, Finland
- Categories: fortress, recreation area, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Kouvola, Kouvola, Kymenlaakso, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.7047° or 60° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
27.0048° or 27° 0′ 17″ eastInception
1791Open location code
9GG9P233+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 230080237OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q11875805
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Persian—“Liikkala Fortress” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Liikkalan linnake”
- French: “forteresse de Liikkala”
- French: “Forteresse de Liikkala”
- Persian: “دژ لیکالا”
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Highlights include Liikkalan VPK and Liikkalan VPK-talo.
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