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    Vyborg Castle (Russian: Выборгский замок; Finnish: Viipurin linna; Swedish: Viborgs slott) is a fortress in Vyborg, Russia. It was built by the Swedes...
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    Vyborg (/ˈviːbɔːrɡ, ˈviːbərk/; Russian: Выборг, IPA: [ˈvɨbərk]; Finnish: Viipuri, IPA: [ˈʋiːpuri]; Swedish: Viborg, IPA: [ˈvǐːbɔrj] ) is a town and the...
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    Tower of St. Olav (category Buildings and structures in Vyborg)
    torn) is the one remaining tower of Vyborg Castle. It is a symbol and an architectural landmark of the city of Vyborg. The fortress was conceived by Torkel...
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    facilities of which can also be rented for private events. Aulanko Castle Vyborg Castle "Hämeenlinna Historia". Kansallismuseo. Retrieved 15 August 2020...
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    Turku Castle (Finnish: Turun linna, Swedish: Åbo slott) is a medieval structure in the city of Turku, Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is...
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    deposed in favor of King Hans of Denmark. In August of 1499, the governor of Vyborg, Eric Bielke, received alarming reports about battles against Russian forces...
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    The Raseborg Castle (Swedish: Raseborgs slott, Finnish: Raaseporin linna), is a medieval castle in Raseborg, Finland. The castle was active from 1370s...
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    This is an incomplete list of castles and fortresses in Finland. Vyborg Castle...
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  • unchristianized Finnish Karelia. In the same year, the construction of Vyborg Castle begins, by orders of Knutsson. The Ordinances of Justice are enacted...
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    both named for St. Olaf Tower of St. Olav, the only remaining tower of Vyborg Castle The coat of arms of the Church of Norway contains two axes, the instruments...
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    forces in early April. Sveaborg received its current name, Suomenlinna ("Castle of Finland"), on May 12, 1918, when the red-yellow lion flag—used temporarily...
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    Torkel Knutsson (category History of Vyborg)
    and conquered parts of Karelia, where he founded the stronghold of Vyborg Castle. In 1299–1300, he led an attack against the Novgorodians, and he founded...
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    Turku Castle Vyborg Castle Häme Castle Olavinlinna Other Aulanko Castle Brahe Castle Kajaani Castle Kastelholm Castle Korsholm Castle Kexholm Castle Kuusisto...
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    of the River Neva. Its northwestern boundary is a line from the Bay of Vyborg to the westernmost point of Lake Ladoga, Pekonlahti. If the Karelian Isthmus...
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    sister of King Gustav I of Sweden. Between 1525 and 1534, she commanded Vyborg Castle on several occasions during the absence of her spouse. Margareta was...
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    unsuccessfully attempted to conquer Vyborg from Sweden, but this attempt was checked by the Swedish garrison in Vyborg Castle led by Lord Knut Posse. Ivan deemed...
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    Councillor, Castellan of Vyborg Castle Anna Eriksdotter (Bielke) (1490–1525), Swedish noblewoman and acting castellan of Kalmar Castle, daughter of Erik Turesson...
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    Turku Castle Vyborg Castle Häme Castle Olavinlinna Other Aulanko Castle Brahe Castle Kajaani Castle Kastelholm Castle Korsholm Castle Kexholm Castle Kuusisto...
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    modern Finland. In 1293, the Vyborg Castle and city of Vyborg was founded by the Swedish marshal Torkel Knutsson. The castle was fought over for decades...
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    The Kajaani Castle (Finnish: Kajaanin linna, Swedish: Kajaneborg, Kajaneborgs slott, older spelling Cajanaborg) is a ruined fortress built of granite in...
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  • This is a list of castles in Russia. List of castles...
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    Swedish crown and was also governor of Vyborg castle; the castle's strategic significance, along with Vyborg castle, was to protect the eastern border from...
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    Taipale on the western shore of Lake Ladoga. It crossed the Saint Petersburg–Vyborg railroad at Sahakylä (now 63rd km) and the Saint Petersburg–Hiitola railroad...
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  • FF Vyborg, Viipuri or Viborg, a city on the Karelian Isthmus, Leningrad Region, Russia Viborg Province, a former province of Finland Vyborg Castle Viborg...
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    castles were built: the Turku Castle in Finland Proper, the Häme Castle in Tavastia and the Vyborg Castle in Karelia. In medieval times the castles were...
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  • Manuel I of Portugal begins his reign. November 30 – An explosion at Vyborg Castle deters the Russian forces, who have invaded Sweden through Karelia....
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  • Gunhild (1475–1553) was a Finnish (Swedish) noble and fiefholder of Vyborg Castle from 1511 to 1513. Bese was the daughter of Johan Stensson Bese and...
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    Turku Castle Vyborg Castle Häme Castle Olavinlinna Other Aulanko Castle Brahe Castle Kajaani Castle Kastelholm Castle Korsholm Castle Kexholm Castle Kuusisto...
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    Brandstaka), which also acted as a link between Vehkalahti and the Vyborg Castle.[citation needed] Built by Swedes, about 100 kilometres (60 mi) east...
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    The family is especially known for its long association with Viipuri/Vyborg Castle in Finland (at present in Russia), the bulwark of the then Swedish realm...
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