Fort Katarina

Fort Katarina is a fort in Kotka, Kymenlaakso. Fort Katarina is situated nearby to Katariina Seaside Park, as well as near the pitch Katariina Skatepark.

Photo: Janiwiki0, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Katariina Seaside Park and Arto Tolsa Areena.

Arto Tolsa Areena is a football stadium in Kotka, Finland. It is the home stadium of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat. The stadium holds 4,780 and was inaugurated in 1952 for the Helsinki Olympics. Arto Tolsa Areena is situated 1 km north of Fort Katarina.

Varissaari

Islet

Photo: MKFI, Public domain.

Varissaari is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jumalniemi and Kyminlinna.

Jumalniemi

Suburb

Photo: Kymi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jumalniemi is a suburb, which is situated 6 km north of Fort Katarina.

Kyminlinna

Suburb

Photo: Kymi, CC BY 3.0.

Kyminlinna is a suburb, which is situated 7 km north of Fort Katarina.

Karhula

Suburb

Photo: Teme, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kotka is the southeasternmost major city in Finland, an important port at the mouth of the Kymi river. It is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The port town heritage and associated folklore is central for its identity. Karhula is situated 7 km north of Fort Katarina.

Fort Katarina

Type: Fort
Description: fortification in Kotka, Finland
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kotka, Kotka-Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.44993° or 60° 26′ 60″ north

Longitude

26.93769° or 26° 56′ 16″ east

Inception

1791

Open location code

9GG8CWXQ+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 387651718

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q11859843

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Fort Katarina” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Fort Katariina”
Finnish: “Fort Katarina”
Finnish: “Fort Katarinan linnoitus”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Katariina Skatepark and Tervaleppälehto.

Nearby Places

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