Finland · 14th century
Kuusisto Castle (Finnish: Kuusiston piispanlinna, Swedish: Kustö biskopsborg) was a medieval episcopal castle on the island of Kuusisto in Kaarina, Finland, near Turku. The castle was probably built in the early 14th century, although the site seems to have been a bishop's residence by the 1290s.
The castle was ordered to be demolished during the Protestant Reformation in 1528 by the king Gustav I of Sweden. Excavation and reconstruction work on the remaining ruins began in 1891.
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Kuusisto Castle ranks #1,877 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 27 mapped in Finland. Founded c. 1325, it is older than 59% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,694 times in the last 60 days, more than 82% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Finland compares in the castle statistics.
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