Festung Poltawa, Wooden fortification in Poltawa, Ukraine
The fortress consisted of two sections divided by the Mazurov ravine and included ten defensive towers along the outer palisade fence.
During the Great Northern War in 1709, the fortress withstood a Swedish siege under Colonel Alexei Stepanovich Kelin's command with 4,000 Russian soldiers.
The fortress represented traditional Cossack military architecture and served as an administrative center for the Ukrainian Cossack regiment after 1649.
The fortress maintained strategic defensive positions against Crimean Tatar invasions until the 1720s when territorial changes diminished its military importance.
French military engineer Guillaume le Vasseur de Beauplan documented the first records of the fortress between 1630 and 1647.
GPS coordinates: 49.58194,34.55139
Latest update: March 10, 2025 04:26
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