Vyborg Castle

Vyborg Castle (Russian: Выборгский замок, romanized: Vyborgskiy zamok; Finnish: Viipurin linna; Swedish: Viborgs slott) is a fortress in Vyborg, Russia. It was built by the Swedes during the Middle Ages around which the town of Vyborg evolved. The castle became the stronghold of the Swedish realm in the Karelian region. Throughout the centuries, it was the first defense of the kingdom against the Russians. Its military and strategic status in the late Middle Ages was second only to the fortified capital Stockholm. Currently it serves as the site of Vyborg Regional Museum.

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Vyborg Castle ranks #364 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 141 mapped in Russia. Founded 1293, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 11,022 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.

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