Fortress
Porkhov Fortress
🇷🇺 Russia
Porkhov Fortress (the Porkhov kremlin) is a fortress in the centre of the town of Porkhov, Pskov Oblast. It is located on the right bank of the Shelon River. The fortress structures, built of dark limestone, have survived almost completely, but some sections are in a dilapidated condition.
Machine-translated from “Порховская крепость” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porkhov Fortress ranks #5,443 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #106 of the 149 mapped in Russia. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Porkhov Fortress?
Porkhov Fortress stands in Russia, at 57.7648°, 29.56246°.
How famous is Porkhov Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,443 of 8,764 worldwide, and #106 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 Porkhov Fortress?
Pskov Krom, about 73 km away.
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