Koporye (fortress) built

1237 CE.

Shown on the map at 59.709°, 29.032°.

Koporye (Russian: Копорье; Finnish: Kaprio; Swedish: Koporje) is a historic village (selo) in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located about 100 km (62 mi) west of St. Petersburg and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the Koporye Bay of the Baltic Sea. Its population in 2017 was 1,603.

Text from the Wikipedia article Koporye, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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