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Hamina Fortress
Walls of the Hamina fortress
Caponier and main fortress wall
Hamina Fortress is located in Finland
Hamina Fortress
Hamina Fortress
Coordinates60°34′08″N 27°11′49″E / 60.569°N 27.197°E / 60.569; 27.197
TypeFortress
Site information
Controlled by1721–1743 Hamina Fortress Sweden
1743–1917 Hamina Fortress Russian Empire
1917–Present Hamina Fortress Finland
Site history
Built1721 (1721)–, 1791 (1791)–1792 (1792), 1803 (1803)
In use1721–1836, 1845–1855 (as fortress) 1836–Present (as garrison)

Hamina Fortress (Finnish: Haminan linnoitus) is located in Finland on the coast of the Gulf of Finland and it is an integral part of the Hamina city centre. Hamina fortress is a Star fort, representing the Renaissance ideal city embodied by Palmanova city in northeastern Italy.[1]

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