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Kodak Fortress
🇺🇦 Ukraine · 17th century
The Kodak fortress (Ukrainian: Кодацька фортеця, romanized: Kodats'ka fortetsya; Polish: Kudak) was a fort built in 1635 by the order of Władysław IV Vasa, ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Commonwealth's Sejm, on the Dnieper river near what would become the town of Stari Kodaky (now near the city of Dnipro in Ukraine). In 1711, according to the Treaty of the Pruth the fortress was destroyed by the Russians. One of the Dnieper Rapids was called after the fortress.
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Kodak Fortress ranks #1,107 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1635, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,347 times in the last 60 days, more than 82% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Kodak Fortress?
Kodak Fortress stands in Ukraine, at 48.38139°, 35.13669°.
When was Kodak Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1635. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kodak Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,107 of 7,738 worldwide, and #19 in Ukraine. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kodak Fortress?
Novobohorodytska Fortress, about 13 km away.
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