Osowiec Fortress
Osowiec Fortress( Polish" Twierdza Osowiec") is a 19th- century fortress located in north- eastern Poland, built by the Russian Empire.
It saw heavy fighting during World War I when it was obstinately defended for several months by its Russian garrison against German attacks.
The fortress was built in the years 1882 – 1892 as one of the defensive works to protect the western borders of Russia against Germany, and continuously modernised afterwards to cope with advances in heavy siege artillery.
In 1889 – 1893, military engineer Nestor Buinitsky took an important part in the creation of the fortress.
It was located on the river Biebrza about 50 km from the border with the German province of East Prussia, in the one place where the marshlands of the river could be crossed, hence controlling a vital chokepoint.
The extensive marshlands and bogs that surrounded it made attacks upon it difficult.
The strategic Belostok – Lyck – Königsberg rail line also ran through the fortress and crossed the Biebrza river there.
The fortress saw heavy fighting during the beginning of World War I in the eastern front from September 1914 until the Russian Army abandoned it in August 1915.
In the interwar years the fortress was used by the Polish Army.
During the German invasion of Poland in 1939 it was bypassed and did not see much fighting.
Today, some parts of the fortress are accessible to tourists, especially the parts within the boundaries of Biebrza National Park.
The visitor information center of the park is located in Osowiec- Twierdza, a small settlement located within the boundaries of the fortress.
Other parts of the fortress still belong to the Polish Army and access is restricted.
Karlsborg Fortress
Karlsborg Fortress is situated on the Vann äs peninsula in Karlsborg by lake Vättern, the province of Västergötland, Sweden.
Construction on the fortress began 1819 to realize the so- called" central defense idea" adopted by the Swedish military after the Finnish and Napoleonic Wars.
The site was chosen by Baltzar von Platen in connection with the construction of Göta Canal.
The intent of the central defense idea was that the King, the Council, the Riksdag and central command functions would, in the event of an attack against the kingdom, pull back and ensconce themselves in this fortress in the middle of the country.
Even the gold reserves of the central bank of Sweden were to be safeguarded in the fortress in times of trouble.
The fortress is one of northern Europe's largest buildings and consists primarily of limestone from Omberg.
Construction was begun in 1819 on 100 hectares( 250 acres) of land.
The fortress was to house a garrison of 6,000 enlisted men and an additional 8,000- 10,000 people.
The walls were mostly complete in 1830, and after comprehensive visits to other fortresses in Europe, fortress architect Johan av Klen presented plans similar in style to the Fort Winiary in Posen( present- day Poznań).
Due to its great expense and reduced funding, the fortress was n't in operation until 1870, and was n't fully completed until 1909.
To compensate for the rapidly evolving technology of artillery during this time, Vaberget Fortress was built in the early 1900s five kilometers west of Karlsborg to provide additional protection to the main fortress.
The town of Karlsborg has sprung up next to the fortress.
It was initially mostly living quarters for personnel employed at the fortress, but grew to a sizable community, in part due to Göta Canal which passes through the town.
Ever since the fortress lost its intended central defensive role in 1918 it has been used as a garrison for Göta Signal Regiment( S 2), and since 1984 Life Regiment Hussars( K 3), are also based there.
The Swedish Parachute Ranger School and Särskilda Skyddsgruppen are also housed in the fortress.
Next to the fortress is a munitions factory.
Karlsborg has been a Swedish listed building in Sweden(" byggnadsminne") since 1935.
The garrison church is especially worth visiting.
The church is housed in the central building of the fortress," the last stand", on the second floor above the Fortress Museum.
The church was once intended as an assembly hall for the Riksdag in times of troubles.
A chandelier composed of 276 bayonets instead of crystal prisms hangs from the ceiling.
Wabamun, Alberta
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Daysland
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Shaw Court
Shaw Court is the headquarters of Shaw Communications operations in Alberta, located in Calgary.
Deutscher Olymp
The Deutscher Olymp is a 62- metre- high elevation on the Wingst ridge in the district of Cuxhaven in the German state of Lower Saxony.
The Deutscher Olymp was formed from an ice age moraine.
On its summit is a 29- metre- high observation tower, from where there are views of the River Elbe and the North Sea.
The hill known as the Deutscher Olymp(" German Mount Olympus") was given this name in 1852 by an innkeeper, thus renaming the 61- metre- high Fahlenberg.
In 1974 its wooden observation tower was replaced by a 29- metre- high concrete viewing tower, which now enabled a view from a height of 90 m of the countryside around Kehdingen and Land Hadeln through glass panes.
A lift is provided.
In good weather, ships can be seen on the Elbe making their way to Hamburg.
On the limit of visibility to the northwest is Cuxhaven with its telecommunication tower, the Friedrich Clemens Gerke Tower and the twin towers of the church in Altenbruch.
To the north may be seen the North Sea, the Elbe, the mouth of the Oste and the coast of Schleswig- Holstein with the Brunsbüttel nuclear power station and the large wind farm.
From northeast to east the course of the Oste as far as Hemmoor can be seen, from southeast to south are the geest hills of the Westerberg and the Balksee lake.
From southwest to west is the expanse of the Hadeln Marsh; its villages are recognisable from their church towers with the aid of a map.
The tower was closed from autumn 2005 to February 2006, because the associated inn was up for sale, but did not find any buyers for a long time.
From summer 2006 the observation tower was opened from time to time in cooperation with the municipality of Am Dobrock.
Fortress of Solitude
The Fortress of Solitude is a fictional fortress appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman.
A place of solace and occasional headquarters for Superman, the fortress is typically depicted as being in frozen tundra, away from civilization.
Its predecessor, Superman's" Secret Citadel", first appeared in" Superman"# 17, where it was said to be built into a mountain on the outskirts of Metropolis.
By issue# 58( May – June 1949) it is referred to as the Fortress of Solitude, seems at a glance to be a freestanding castle, and is said to be located in a" polar waste".
When the Fortress reappears in 1958 and for the first time takes center stage in a story(" The Super- Key to Fort SupermanAction Comics"# 241), it is again an underground complex in a mountainous cliffside.
Traditionally, the Fortress of Solitude is located in the Arctic, though more recent versions of the" Superman" comics have placed the Fortress in other locations, including the Antarctic, the Andes, and the Amazon rainforest.
The general public in Superman's world is either unaware or at best only vaguely aware of the existence of the Fortress, and its location is kept secret from all but Superman's closest friends and allies( such as Lois Lane and Batman).
A trademark of the Fortress is that it contains a memorial statue of Jor- El and Lara, Superman's Kryptonian parents, holding a large globe of Krypton.
Although Superman has living quarters at the Fortress, his main residence is still Clark Kent's apartment in Metropolis.
The arctic Fortress of Solitude concept was first created for pulp hero Doc Savage during the 1930s.
Nehaj
Nehaj is the name of the hill that is found above the center of the town of Senj in Croatia.
More famous is the Nehaj Fortress that stands on top of the hill.
The name" Nehaj" comes from the Croatian term" Ne hajati" which means" Do n't care".
This name was given to the hill and the Fortress by the Uskoks, who built on the top of this hill the Fortress Nehaj for defensive purposes.
They gave the hill and the Fortress such a name because they wanted to emphasize to the citizens of Senj, and to all of those who lived in the vicinity of the town, that they should not concern themselves with the security of the fortress, because it shall not fall as long as the Uskoks are there.
This became true, because as long as the Uskoks were upon the hill, not one aggressor succeeded to conquer the hill or the Fortress, which at the same time meant great security for the town of Senj, which is located at the foot of the hill.
To the builders of this Fortress, the only and main goal was the defence of the town and the obstruction of the Venetians and the Turks in their invasions and conquests.
But, shortly after the Fortress was built on the top of the hill, a truce was made between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Republic of Venice, and one of the conditions of the truce was the transmigration of the Uskoks from the Fortress Nehaj and from Senj because of the constant fear that they gave the Venetians and the Turks.
This act meant the disappearance of the Uskoks from the historical stage, and the exposure of these parts to constant conquests and plundering raids of the Turks and the Venetians.
The Fortress (Alberta)
The Fortress is a mountain located in the Kananaskis River Valley of Kananaskis Park of the Canadian Rockies.
When viewed from Highway 40, the north face presents a fortress like appearance.
The Fortress should not be confused with nearby Fortress Mountain.
The mountain was originally named Tower Mountain but was changed in 1957 to its current name so as not to be confused with Tower Mountain.
Samnyeonsanseong
Samnyeon Sanseong Fortress (literally "Three-Years' Mountain Fortress") is the ruins of a Silla fortress and wall that was built beginning in the year 470.
The fortress was reconstructed in 486.
The ruins are located in present-day Boeun, South Korea.
During the Three Kingdoms Period the town of Boeun-eup, located two kilometers from the fortress, was known as Samnyeon-gun or Samnyeonsan-gun and it is believed by some that the fortress gets its name from the town.
However, the "Samguk Sagi" relates that the fortress was completed in three years (Korean, "sam nyeon"), and that the fortress derived its name from this fact.
This account also suggests that the nearby town derived its name from the fortress, rather than vice versa.
The Annals of Joseon Dynasty show that the fortress was known as Ojeong Sanseong Fortress and was used during the Joseon Dynasty, probably because the fortress is located atop Mount Ojeongsan.
The fortress has been registered by the South Korean government on the tentative list of sites awaiting approval as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Although parts of the old wall have survived to this day, it is undergoing a major reconstruction by the Korean government.
It is also listed as Korean Historic Site No.235.
The walls of Samnyeon Sanseong Fortress measured over 1,680 meters or 1,880 meters in length, depending on the reference source.
They were built by alternating rows of slim and flat stones placed in horizontal and vertical layers.
This method of construction resulted in a very strong wall structure.
The walls of the fortress, built on vertical cliffs, combine to create an impenetrable wall which ranged from thirteen to twenty meters in height.
The width of the walls ranged from five to eight meters.
The walls of stone also incorporated ramparts of mounded earth.
Other notable features of the ruins include four gates, seven Ongseong (curved guard bastions), two sluice gates and five wells.
The four gates, located approximately equidistantly measure at about 4.5 meters in length.
The Ongseong, or guard posts, were placed in areas most vulnerable to attack and were 25 meters in circumference and 8.3 meters in height.
A large pond was once inside the fortress and was used as an important water source although only the outline of the pond remains today.
The fortress is valuable because it shows what building techniques were employed by the Silla during the late fifth century.
Additionally, Samnyeon Sanseong Fortress exhibits the characteristics typical of a Korean mountain fortress.
There are two general classifications of Korean-style mountain fortress.
The Pokok style is a fortress which surrounds the valley while the Teimeui style is a fortress where the walls are built around the peaks of the mountain, sometimes described like a folding screen across the mountain.
This fortress follows the Teimeui tradition.
The fortress occupied and protected a strategic location and is credited with helping Silla to achieve the unification of Korea.
During the late seventh century, Silla used the fortress as a base to attack Baekje to the west while also preparing for advances against Goguryeo to the north.
The fortress was pivotal in securing the Han River Valley, the central part of the Korean peninsula.
The reputation of the fortress is such that it is said that Wanggeon, the first king of Goryeo, failed in his attempt to take the fortress 918.
Excavations in 1983 of artifacts from the Three Kingdoms period up to the Joseon Dynasty give clues as to when the fortress was occupied and used.
Thousands of tombs also surround the fortress.
Another notable feature of the fortress is the presence of engraved calligraphy on a boulder at its entrance, writing that has been attributed to Kim Saeng.

Question: Are both Deutscher Olymp and The Fortress (Alberta) located in the same country?
Answer: no