Ukraine · 19th century
Tarakaniv Fort (Ukrainian: Тараканівський форт), also known as Dubno fort (Форт-застава Дубно) is a 19th-century fortress located next to Tarakaniv village in the Dubno Raion of Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. It was commissioned and built by Alexander II of the Russian Empire and can be found next to Lviv-Kyiv Highway M06 on the right bank of the Ikva river. The fortress could accommodate up to 800 people.
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Tarakanivskiy Fort ranks #2,476 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #47 of the 195 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1850, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,169 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lutsk, 51 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
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