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Savonlinna is a town in Finland, located in the eastern interior of the country. It lies in the Finnish Lakeland, the South Savo region. The population of Savonlinna is approximately 31,000, while the
Harbour of Savonlinna in 2009.
Olavinlinna is a 15th-century three-tower castle.
Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845–1852.
Savonlinna Cathedral is an Evangelical Lutheran Church
Olavinlinna
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Olavinlinna, also known as St. Olaf's Castle, is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi a
Savonlinna
…are centres of the region's hospital districts. Savonlinna enclaves the municipality of Enonkoski. Savonlinna is internationally known for its medieval St. Olaf's Castle and the annual Savonlinna Opera Festival. The city was founded in 1639, based on Olavinlinna castle (St. Olaf's Castle). The castle was founded by Erik…
The castle in 2020
The castle has three towers remaining
Olofsborg in Olaus Magnus' Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus, 1555
Olavinlinna the way it looked in 1690s before one of the towers had collapsed and another exploded, chalcography from 1762