Fort Friedrichsburg

Fort Friedrichsburg or Feste Friedrichsburg was a fort in Königsberg, . The only remnant of the former fort is the Friedrichsburg Gate in , .
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historical citadel and museum in Kaliningrad, Russia
  • Also known as: “Friedrichsburg gates”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include B-413 and Research vessel “Vityaz”.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a museum, which is situated 210 metres north of Fort Friedrichsburg.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Vityaz is a research vessel that was built in 1939 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, , Germany as Mars for Neptun Line, . She served with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was seized by the United Kingdom in 1945. is situated 430 metres northeast of Fort Friedrichsburg.

Museum
Photo: Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 460 metres northeast of Fort Friedrichsburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaliningrad and Hufen.

Photo: Jjtkk, Public domain.
, also known by its original German name, Königsberg, is the capital city of in . It has about 475,000 inhabitants.

Suburb
was a broad region along northwestern Königsberg, , which developed into the quarters of Ratshof, , Mittelhufen, and Vorderhufen. The territory is now part of the Tsentralny District of , .

Suburb
was a suburban quarter of western Königsberg, . Its territory is now part of the Tsentralny District of , .

Fort Friedrichsburg

Latitude
54.70461° or 54° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
20.49381° or 20° 29′ 38″ east
Open location code
9G62PF3V+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 56222116
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1195681
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Fort Friedrichsburg” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “弗里德里希堡要塞”
  • Georgian: “ფრიდრიხსბურგის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Festung Groß Friedrichsburg”
  • German: “Fort Friedrichsburg”
  • Russian: “Крепость Фридрихсбург”
  • Russian: “Фридрихсбург”
  • Russian: “Фридрихсбургские ворота”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Музей мирового океана and Friedrichsburg Gate.

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