Fortress
Belgorod Fortress
🇷🇺 Russia · 16th century
Belgorod Fortress was a southern outpost of the Russian state, near the main Tatar road. It is said to have been built in 1596 and was the first fortress of Belgorod.
Machine-translated from “ベルゴロド要塞” on the Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belgorod Fortress ranks #6,833 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #130 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded 1596, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Belgorod Fortress?
Belgorod Fortress stands in Russia, at 50.60833°, 36.63333°.
When was Belgorod Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1596. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Belgorod Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,833 of 8,134 worldwide, and #130 in Russia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Belgorod Fortress?
Bilevska fortress, about 162 km away.
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