Annenkrone
Annenkrone(St Anne's Crown,Russian:Анненские укрепления,tr.Annenskiye ukrepleniya,Finnish:Pyhän Annan kruunu) is an early 18th century fortification inVyborg,Russia.It is located outside the town in the island ofTverdysh.
History[edit]
The construction was started byPeter the Greatin 1720, after Russia had successfully finished theSiege of Vyborgand captured the town fromSwedenin theGreat Northern War.The fortification was completed byAnna of Russiain 1741.[1]The project was under the direction of the German-born soldier-engineerBurkhard Christoph von Münnich.[2]
Annenkrone is composed of fourbastionsand threeravelinsfacing west and onemoaton the north side. The fortification was never used in war. After theFinnish Warof 1808–1809 Annenkrone lost its significance asFinlandbecame a part of theRussian Empireand the border against Sweden was transferred hundreds of kilometres west. The last barracks and other buildings were completed in the mid-19th century.
Today the fortification is a part of the Petrovsky District. During the Finnish era 1917–1944 it was a part of the Siikaniemi district.[3]
After the 1918Finnish Civil WarBattle of Vyborg,a mass execution was conducted in Annenkrone as theWhitesshot up to 400 Russian civilians in the so-calledVyborg massacre.
Gallery[edit]
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The Mendt House (1847) at the Petrovskaya Square -
Guardhouse (1776) -
Fredrikshamn Gate -
Memorial of the Siege of Vyborg -
Petrovskaya Square and the statue of admiralFyodor Apraksin
References[edit]
- ^VyborgSmall Towns of Russia. Retrieved 27.10.2014.
- ^Анненские укрепленияNortfort.ru. Retrieved 27 October 2014. (in Russian)
- ^Siikaniemi districtVirtualViipuri 1939. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related toAnnenkroneat Wikimedia Commons
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