Kajaani Castle
The Kajaani Castle is a ruined fortress built of granite in Kajaani. The castle was built in the early 17th century on an islet in the Kajaani River, between the Ämmäkoski and Koivukoski rapids in Kainuu, present-day Finland.Photo: JohannaTo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Kajaani, Finland
- Also known as: “Kajaanin linna” and “Kajaneborg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ämmäkoski power plant and Koivukoski power plant.
Ämmäkoski power plant
Power station
Photo: SeppVei, Public domain.
Ämmäkoski power plant is a power station, which is situated 140 metres west of Kajaani Castle.
Koivukoski power plant
Power station
Photo: Kajaanifoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koivukoski power plant is a power station, which is situated 330 metres southeast of Kajaani Castle.
Kajaani Church
Church
Photo: Estormiz, Public domain.
Kajaani Church is a church in Kajaani, Finland. It was built in 1896 in the Neo-Gothic style by architect Jac Ahrenberg. Kajaani Church is situated 500 metres south of Kajaani Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Teppana.
Kajaani Castle
- Categories: castle and building
- Location: Kajaani, Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.22924° or 64° 13′ 45″ northLongitude
27.7327° or 27° 43′ 58″ eastOpen location code
9GP96PHM+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 711601524OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2628629
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Kajaani Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kajaaniko gaztelua”
- Belarusian: “Каянскі замак”
- Dutch: “Kajaani Castle”
- Estonian: “Kajaani linnus”
- Finnish: “Kajaanin linna”
- Finnish: “Kajaneborg”
- French: “château de Kajaani”
- French: “Château de Kajaani”
- Italian: “Fortezza di Kajaani”
- Italian: “Fortezza di Kajaneborg”
- Japanese: “カヤーニ城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kajaneborg”
- Persian: “قلعه کایانی”
- Polish: “Zamek w Kajaani”
- Russian: “Замок Каяани”
- Russian: “Замок Каяни”
- Russian: “Кайанеборг”
- Russian: “Каяани”
- Russian: “Каянеборг”
- Russian: “Каяни”
- Russian: “Каянский замок”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Kajaani”
- Swedish: “Kajaanin linna”
- Swedish: “Kajaneborg”
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Highlights include Linnansilta and Lussitupa.
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