Küstrin fortress
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Küstrin fortress is a historic Prussian stronghold on the Oder River, known for its strategic military importance and heavily fortified bastions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bastion fortress
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oder River fortifications
ⓘ
Prussian military engineering ⓘ |
| controlledAccessTo |
Oder River crossings near Küstrin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
routes between Brandenburg and Poland ⓘ |
| country |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| currentCondition | partly preserved ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | protection of eastern approaches to Berlin ⓘ |
| designedFor |
artillery defense
ⓘ
siege resistance ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| fortificationType | early modern bastion system ⓘ |
| garrisonFunction |
arsenal
ⓘ
border garrison ⓘ supply depot ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ gatehouses ⓘ moats ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| heritageValue | military architectural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Küstrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Kostrzyn nad Odrą
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | German–Polish border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Oder River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy fortifications
ⓘ
role in Prussian military history ⓘ strategic river location ⓘ |
| partOf | Prussian defensive system ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
border defense of Prussia
ⓘ
control of Oder River crossings ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Franco-Prussian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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