Svartholm fortress pump - Loviisa, Finland
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small oaks
N 60° 22.706 E 026° 18.061
35V E 461459 N 6693762
Pump in Svartholm fortress island
Waymark Code: WMCCT5
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/22/2011
Views: 23
"This hand operated water pump is located in historic fortress island of Svartholm. Svartholm fortress was build by the Swedes in 1750's as link of defence fortresses of Swedes empire. It is a similar type of fortress as Suomenlinna in Helsinki. Swede period last some time and after that Russians rule begun in early 1800. Russians used the island as a prison. In 1855 during the Crimean War some English squadron blew the fortress and it was left as it was and it fell into ruin. From the 1960s the fortress has been restored under the direction of the National Board of Antiquities. Major repairs were completed in time to celebrate Svartholma's 250th anniversary in 1998."
Source (
visit link)
Is it Working: yes
How to find.:
Take a ferry from Loviisa Laivasilta.
Ferry operates only in summertime
http://www.loviisa.fi/en/services/tourism/svartholmaseafortres
Visiting Restrictions:
Fortress is preserved area.
Nearest Address: Not listed
Good place to park: Not Listed
Does this pump have a presence on the internet?: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A quality photograph of the old hand operated pump showing another feature with or without someone or GPSr in view. Describe your route to the pump, perhaps.