Kyuminlinna ( Fin. Kyminlinna ) - a fortress in the city of Kotka , in Finland.
| Fortress | |
| Cuminlinna | |
|---|---|
| Kyminlinna | |
 | |
| A country |  Finland |
| City | Kotka |
| Founder | Alexander Suvorov |
| First mention | end of the 18th century |
History
The fortress was built at the end of the 18th century under the leadership of General Alexander Suvorov .
From 1922 to 1939, there was a camp for refugees from the USSR in the fortress. A total of 700 refugees arrived from the territory of the Soviet Union.
From 1939 to 2005, the fortress belonged to the Finnish Defense Forces .
Since 2017, it is planned to make the fortress accessible to visitors [1] .
Notes
- ↑ A 200-year-old fortress in Kotka will open to visitors. // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 22, 2016. (Retrieved June 22, 2016)