Bomarsund, Åland Islands

E637362
fortress ruin historic site

Bomarsund, Åland Islands is a historic fortress site in the Åland archipelago of Finland, best known for its 19th-century Russian-built stronghold that was heavily damaged during the Crimean War.

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Label Occurrences
Bomarsund 1
Bomarsund, Åland Islands canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ruin ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
attackedBy France NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
battleYear 1854 ⓘ
builtBy Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd 1850s ⓘ
constructionStart 1830s ⓘ
1832 ⓘ
country Finland ⓘ
currentCondition ruins ⓘ
currentUse historical monument ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ
demolishedBy British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
French forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
demolitionYear 1854 ⓘ
designedAs major naval fortress ⓘ
formerUse military fortress ⓘ
garrisonedBy Russian Imperial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy Government of Åland NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
fortress ruins ⓘ
guard towers ⓘ
information boards ⓘ
memorials ⓘ
hasFortressName Bomarsund Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Bomarsund village NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNearbyWaterBody Bomarsund strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTourismActivity cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage walks ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ
heavilyDamagedIn Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus cultural heritage site ⓘ
languageRegion Swedish-speaking ⓘ
locatedIn Baltic Sea ⓘ
Sund, Åland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Åland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInArchipelago Åland archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorBattle Battle of Bomarsund NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf autonomous region of Åland ⓘ
region Northern Europe ⓘ
strategicPurpose control Baltic Sea routes ⓘ
protect approaches to Saint Petersburg ⓘ
usedDuringConflict Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bombardment of Bomarsund → location → Bomarsund, Åland Islands ⓘ
Russian coastal fortifications at Bomarsund → locatedIn → Bomarsund, Åland Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bomarsund