Olavinlinna

Olavinlinna

Also known as Olavinlinna Castle

Year

1475

Type

building

Olavinlinna stands on a small rocky islet in the Kyrönsalmi strait at Savonlinna, founded in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott as a Swedish frontier stronghold against Novgorod and the rising power of Muscovy. The castle is the earliest building i …

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