remains of Yam fortress

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archaeological site border stronghold medieval fortress

The remains of Yam fortress are the archaeological and architectural remnants of a medieval Russian stronghold that once defended the strategic town now known as Kingisepp in northwestern Russia.

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Label	Occurrences
remains of Yam fortress canonical	1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ border stronghold ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Yam-town fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamgorod fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ Russia ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs	Yam NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	defense of western borders of the Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ
hasPart	earth ramparts ⓘ foundations of stone walls ⓘ moat traces ⓘ remnants of defensive bastions ⓘ
heritageDesignation	regional cultural heritage monument of Russia ⓘ
locatedIn	Kingisepp NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingisepp NERFINISHED ⓘ Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Russia ⓘ
locatedNear	border with Livonia ⓘ
locatedOn	Luga River NERFINISHED ⓘ Luga River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Yam fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	evidence of historical Russian–Livonian border defenses ⓘ evidence of medieval Russian military architecture ⓘ
subjectOf	archaeological research ⓘ historical studies of medieval northwestern Russia ⓘ
tourism	local historical attraction ⓘ
usedFor	control of trade routes between Novgorod and the Baltic region ⓘ

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Kingisepp → hasCulturalHeritage → remains of Yam fortress ⓘ