Russia · 17th century
Citadelle Pillau ranks #5,148 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #97 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded 1625, it is older than 28% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,984 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kaliningrad, 40 km away. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
The Citadelle Pillau, since 1888 also Fort Stiehle (after Gustav von Stiehle), was laid out in 1626 in Pillau, today Baltiysk. It is a regular pentagon, surrounded by a moat and ramparts. The outworks, however, were constantly exposed to silting. The armoury, the magazines and the arsenals belonged to the fortress.
Machine-translated from “Festung Pillau” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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