Hamina Fortress

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Hamina Fortress is an 18th-century star-shaped bastion fortress in Hamina, Finland, notable for its circular town plan and role in the region’s military history.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hamina Bastion 2
Hamina Fortress canonical 2
Hamina bastion fortifications 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bastion fortress
cultural heritage site
fortress
country Finland
followsTownPlan circular plan
hasArchitecturalStyle bastion fortification
star-shaped fortification
hasNearbyStructure Hamina Church
Hamina town hall
linked to: Hamina Town Hall

Reserve Officer School of Hamina
hasPart bastion
bastion Helsinki
bastion Hämeenlinna
bastion Lappeenranta
bastion Savilahti
bastion Turku
bastion Vehkalahti
linked to: bastion Savilahti

bastion Victoria
bastion Viipuri
casemate
central circular town plan
curtain wall
gate
moat
powder magazine
rampart
hasStreetPattern radial streets
heritageDesignation nationally significant built cultural environment of Finland
inception 18th century
locatedIn Hamina
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kymenlaakso
South-Eastern Finland
locatedInFormerCountry Russian Empire
Swedish Empire
locatedOn Gulf of Finland
notableFor circular town plan
role in regional military history
star-shaped bastion system
ownedBy City of Hamina
partOf Hamina town fortifications
linked to: Hamina Fortress
significantEvent Finnish War
Great Northern War
Russo-Swedish conflicts
usedBy Finnish Defence Forces
Russian Imperial Army
Swedish military
usedFor cultural events
military defence
public recreation
tourism

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hamina hasLandmark Hamina Fortress
Hamina hasLandmark Hamina Bastion
linked to: Hamina Fortress
Hamina hasLandmark Hamina Fortress
subject linked to: Hamina, Finland
Hamina hasLandmark Hamina Bastion
subject linked to: Hamina, Finland
linked to: Hamina Fortress
Hamina Fortress partOf Hamina town fortifications
linked to: Hamina Fortress
St. John’s Church (Hamina) near Hamina bastion fortifications
linked to: Hamina Fortress