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The Boyen Fortress in Gizycko
The Boyen Fortress was built between 1844 and 1856 and it is an
excellent example of Prussian fortification. The Fortress obtained its name
after the Prussian general, von Boyen, who as the first presented the idea of
building such military structure in the centre of the region of the Great Masurian
Lakes.
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The Dömitz fortress
On order of
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg Castle Dömitz was built from 1559 until
1565 on the ruins of an early Middle Ages fortress. In the basic from of a
regular pentagon the castle is a military installation in the style of Italian
art of castle-building. Purpose and task of this castle was to secure the
south-western border of Mecklenburg, and to control the crossings of the River Elbe.
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The Gorgast Fort
Built 1883 to 1889. The fort appears as an old bastion, due to the
outwardly extending blockhouse and the gatehouse, the actual entrance to the
entire works. The fort was erected on
flat farmland and encircled by a moat, which is 3-meter deep and 42-meter wide. Best-preserved Outer Fort of the Fortress Küstrin.
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The Grodzisko Fort - Gdansk
Grodzisko
Fort is located in the very centre of Gdansk,
in the closest distance to the Main Railway Station and Central Bus Depot. Grodzisko
Fort is located on the Gradowa Hill which is of more than 40 m height and dominate over
the centre of Gdansk.
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The Hahneberg Fort
Fort Hahneberg, a 19th century fortress constructed to defend the
cities of Berlin and Spandau, lies on the western edge of present-day
Berlin. Used as barracks during the early 20th century, the fort fell
into disrepair during the years of German division because it was
situated in a strip of no man's land right by the Berlin Wall. Nowadays
the fort is a home to several rare species of bats.
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The Kaliningrad Town-Fortress
On the north-western periphery of the city, near the road to Rauschen/Svetlogorsk, one may find the Fortress Nr.5.
Scene of especially heavy fighting during the siege of Königsberg, it is now preserved as an open-air War Memorial.
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The Kaunas Fortress
The fortress site of Kaunas City
and the old town at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers has long had
inhabitants. One of the main first settlements that grew up to become the
present day Kaunas
old town, was first mentioned by the chroniclers in 1361. Toward the end of the
14th century, in order to defend Kaunas
from Crusader's attacks, a brick castle was built as an
integral part of the town's defence.
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The Kolobrzeg Fortress
First modern defenses
in Kolobrzeg were build by occupying city soldiers of Wallenstein's imperial army (30 XI 1627 - 1 II 1631). Weak
points of medieval walls and towers were fortified from the outside with
different size earthwork defenses, mostly small strongholds. Building of
earthwork defenses was continued by new occupants - Swedes (2 II 1631 - 15 VI
1653).
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The Kostrzyn Fortress
The beginnings of Kostrzyn Fortress are dated in
1537 - 68 when from the will of Jan Hohenzollern the fortress was created in
the form of terrestrial rampart. The next stage of the fortress's extension was
realized by two Italian builders -
Francesco Chiaramella and Roch Guerrini -Linari. After its completion in 1590 the fortress was
one of the greatest works of
fortification architecture of contemporary Europe.
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The Modlin Fortress
The old Modlin Fortress
founded by Napoleon in 1806 and expanded in 1811-1812, ranked among the biggest
in Europe, is undoubtedly a great tourist
attraction of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki. On the right bank of the Vistula river
bastion fortifications and five crown cannons were erected at that time, which
were later redeveloped by the Russians into an outside ring of the fortress.
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The Peitz Fortress
In a sales
document from the year 1301 Peitz was first named as „opidum et castum "(city
and castle). Not least because of its border situation to Saxonia and Böhmen
Peitz experienced a frequent change of the owners. By the building of the
fortress in 1559 to 1562 the "markgräfliche" possession should be protected in
the long term. Over centuries was this building character-determining for the
city.
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The Spandau Fortress
The Spandau Citadel is the oldest remaining structure in Berlin. The fortress was built in the 16th century, but the main tower dates back to about the 12th century. Built to protect the city of Spandau, the Citadel has seen quite a few different uses, including an ammunitions factory during the Thirty Years' War and a poison gas respository during WWII.
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The Swinoujscie Fortress
The construction of fortifications at the mouth
of the Świna started in the Middle Ages and continued practically without a
break right up to the present day. This was because of Świnoujście's
geographical location and its significance for trade, maritime economy and
defence. The construction of Świnoujście's
forts started after the first armed conflict with the Danes in 1849.
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The Wisloujscie Fortress (Gdansk)
In the close vicinity of the Westerplatte peninsula
lies a unique fortification monument – the Wisłoujście Fortress.
The name Wisłoujście (the mouth of the Vistula) dates back to the time
when the Vistula had its estuary north of the Wisłoujście Fortress.
The site was an area of strategic importance as it gave control of ships moving
into and out of Gdańsk.