Russia · 9th century
Staraya Ladoga Fortress ranks #3,077 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #78 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded 862, it is older than 94% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 85 atlas entries founded in the 9th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,500 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
Staraya Ladoga Fortress (Russian: Старола́дожская кре́пость / Staroládožskaja krépost') is a building located in the village of Staraya Ladoga, on a promontory running along the river, at the confluence of the Volkhov and Elena rivers. The first stone fortress was built in the time of Oleg the Wise at the end of the 9th century or the beginning of the 10th century.
Machine-translated from “Forteresse de Staraïa Ladoga” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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