Kaunas Fortress
Lithuania, Lithuania
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Kaunas Fortress is the surviving remains of a fortress complex in Kaunas, Lithuania, built and renovated between 1882 and 1915 by the Russian Empire to guard its western borders. Designated a "first-class" fortress in 1887, it covered 65 km² during World War I and is the most complete surviving example of a Russian Empire fortress. During World War II, parts of it were used by Nazi Germany for detention, interrogation, and execution, and its Ninth Fort now houses a museum and memorial to the Jewish victims.
- Built
- Type
- castle
- Place
- Lithuania, Lithuania
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