Kovno fortress

9. Fort ( Devintas Fortas )

The Kovno Fortress (lit. Kauno tvirtovė ) was a fortress built from 1882 to 1915 in the Tsarist Kovno governorate , in the Russian Empire . The remains are now in today's second largest Lithuanian city Kaunas . After the end of the Second World War, the forts were used as a prison again for a few years. Now there is a museum and a park.

See also

• Kaunas Castle

literature

• Kauno tvirtovės istorija, 1882–1915 (Vladimir Orlov). - K .: Arx Baltica, 2007. - 176 p. - ISBN 978-9955-638-97-1

Web links

• Kaunas fortress

Coordinates: 54 ° 53 '56 "  N , 23 ° 53' 7.4"  E