Przemyśl Fortress

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Austro-Hungarian military fortification World War I fortification fortress complex

Przemyśl Fortress was a major Austro-Hungarian defensive stronghold and one of the largest fortification complexes in Europe during World War I, located in present-day southeastern Poland.

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Label	Occurrences
Przemyśl Fortress canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austro-Hungarian military fortification ⓘ World War I fortification ⓘ fortress complex ⓘ
besiegedBy	Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructedFor	defense against the Russian Empire ⓘ defense of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s eastern border ⓘ
country	Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentUse	historical monument ⓘ
fallDate	1915-03-22 ⓘ
garrisonSize	over 100000 soldiers at peak ⓘ
hasFeature	armored gun turrets ⓘ artillery positions ⓘ infantry positions ⓘ observation posts ⓘ underground shelters ⓘ
hasPart	Fort I Salis Soglio NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort I/1 Łysiczka NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort II Jaksmanice NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XIII San Rideau NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XIX Winna Góra NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XV Borek NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XVI Zniesienie NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XVII Ostrów NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XVIII Łysiczka NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXI Duńkowiczki NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXII Bakończyce NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXIII Kruhel NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXIV Hurko NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXIX Olchowce NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXV Łapajówka NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXVI Żurawica NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXVII Siedliska NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXVIII Łętownia NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXX Przekopana NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXI Grochowce NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXII Żurawica NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXIII Łuczyce NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXIV Optyń NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXIX Duńkowiczki NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXV Borek NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXVI Iwanowa Góra NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXVII Pralkowce NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort XXXVIII Popowice NERFINISHED ⓘ artillery batteries ⓘ field fortifications ⓘ inner ring of forts ⓘ intermediate fortifications ⓘ outer ring of forts ⓘ
heritageDesignation	protected monument of Poland ⓘ
laterRecapturedBy	Austro-Hungarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Przemyśl NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Poland ⓘ southeastern Poland ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Subcarpathian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Carpathian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	San River NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ concrete ⓘ earthworks ⓘ
notableEvent	First Siege of Przemyśl (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Siege of Przemyśl (1914–1915) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest fortresses in Europe at the outbreak of World War I ⓘ lengthy sieges during World War I ⓘ
partOf	Austro-Hungarian defensive system on the Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultOfFall	large Austro-Hungarian surrender to Russia ⓘ
significantExpansion	1870s ⓘ 1880s ⓘ 1890s ⓘ
startDate	1850s ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of approaches to Kraków and Lviv ⓘ control of passes through the Carpathians ⓘ
tourism	open to visitors in many preserved forts ⓘ
usedBy	Austro-Hungarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedDuring	World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Przemyśl → hasFortification → Przemyśl Fortress ⓘ