Kexholm
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Kexholm was a historic fortress town and surrounding region in the Karelian Isthmus, strategically contested between Sweden and Russia in the early modern period.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified town
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ historic town ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Novgorod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Grand Duchy of Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| hasFortress | Kexholm Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalControl |
Grand Duchy of Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalReligion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Finnish
ⓘ
Karelian NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karelian Isthmus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Ladoga region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Vuoksi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInTreaty |
Treaty of Nystad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Stolbovo NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Åbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Lake Ladoga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Duchy of Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kexholm County NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Karelia (Sweden) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayFederalSubject | Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Priozersk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionNameUsedFor | Kexholm County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | borderland ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of Kexholm County
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
border fortress between Sweden and Russia
ⓘ
control of access between Lake Ladoga and Karelian Isthmus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of Russian northwestern frontier
ⓘ
defense of Swedish eastern frontier ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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