Kärnäkoski Fortress

Kärnäkoski fortress
Kärnäkoski fortress walls
Plan of Kärnäkoski fortress and the Kärnäkoski and Partakoski redoubts
Site information
TypeFortress
Open to
the public		Yes
ConditionLargely restored
Location
Kärnäkoski fortress
Kärnäkoski fortress shown within modern-day Finland
Coordinates61°15′44″N 27°42′39″E / 61.26222°N 27.71083°E / 61.26222; 27.71083
Site history
Built1791 (1791)-1793 (1793)
In use1793–1835

Kärnäkoski Fortress is a bastion fortress in Finland located in Kärnäkoski, Savitaipale built by Russia between 1791 and 1793 to protect Saint Petersburg.

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