Utti Fortress is abastion fortress inUtti,Finland. It was built in 1790s as a part of a largerSouth-Eastern Finland fortification system to protectSaint Petersburg, the capital ofRussian Empire.
The fortress was built around the area of theBattle of Utti that was fought during theRusso-Swedish War in 1789. During the battle, Russians had noted that the narrow passage between the Haukkajärvi lake and the Haukkasuo bog was suitable for a fortress, as it was difficult to bypass.[1]
Construction process started in 1791 and finished in 1792. Around 1100 men took part in the construction, some being from the military and some from the countryside nearby. Within the fortress were barracks, officers quarters, stables,guardhouse andgunpowder magazine. It could house up to 400 soldiers. The fortress was armed at the beginning with 14 cannons and 2howitzers, but later it had up to 24 cannons.[1]
There were plans of expanding the fortress, so that the old fortress would have been encircled by the newer one. The plans were never put in motion, as after theFinnish War the border was moved to theGulf of Bothnia and the fortress system lost its importance. Fortress was never fully completed and it was ultimately shut down in 1809.[2]
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