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Kuusisto Castle
Medieval castle in Kaarina, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kuusisto Castle (Finnish: Kuusiston piispanlinna, Swedish: Kustö biskopsborg) was a medieval episcopal castle on the island of Kuusisto in Kaarina, Finland, near Turku. The castle was probably built in the early 14th century[citation needed], although the site seems to have been a bishop's residence by the 1290s.[citation needed]
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Kuusiston piispanlinna Kustö biskopsborg | |
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Type | Medieval castle |
Location | Kaarina, Finland |
Address | Linnanrauniontie 633 FI-21620 Kaarina Finland |
Coordinates | 60°24′28″N 22°28′29″E |
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The castle was ordered to be demolished during the Protestant Reformation in 1528 by the king Gustav I of Sweden. Excavation and reconstruction work on the remaining ruins began in 1891.
- Structures of Kuusisto Castle during the excavation in 1894
- Kuusisto Castle ruins today
- A room in ruins
- View over the inner yard
- Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.