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| Vyborg | ||
| Oblast | Leningrad | |
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| Residents | 78.457 (2017) | |
| height | 3 m | |
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Vyborg (soot. Вы́борг, finn. Viipuri, sw. Wiborg) is a city in Northwest Russia in the Leningrad Oblast. It is located on the Gulf of Finland 120 km from St. Petersburg and 35 km from the state border too Finland away.
background
The beginnings of the city go back to the founding of the Vyborg moated castle by the Swedes in 1293. Until the beginning of the 18th century Vyborg belonged to Sweden and was considered both a trading city and a military base. In 1710 Sweden lost the city to the Russian Empire in the Great Northern War. From 1809 to 1917, Vyborg was on the territory of the Grand Duchy of Finland, which belonged to Russia, and then became independent Finland after the latter was detached until it came under Soviet control again in 1944 during World War II. To this day, the architecture of Vyborg is characterized by centuries of belonging to Sweden and Finland, and the preserved castle is the only water castle of European type in Russia.
getting there
Due to a manageable number of sights and the proximity to the tourist metropolis of Saint Petersburg, Vyborg is particularly suitable as a day trip destination.
By plane
By train
Vyborg has one 1 Long-distance train station , of both suburban trains (including express trains) that run from Saint Petersburg several times a day and high-speed trains Pendolino, which run between Petersburg and Helsinki, is approached.
By bus
An alternative to the trains are express buses that run at frequent intervals between Saint Petersburg and Vyborg. The departure points in Petersburg are the bus stations at the metro stations Devyatkino and Parnas, in Vyborg the buses end at the main train station.
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The core of Vyborg is its old town, which was mainly built during the times of the Grand Duchy of Finland, which can be reached from the main train station either with a city bus or after a 15-20 minute walk. Among other things, the clock tower, which is the rest of the old cathedral from the 15th century and thus one of the few buildings from the Middle Ages preserved here, as well as the 1 Round tower
(1550), which was preserved from the old city wall. The core of the old town and the main attraction of Vyborg is the 2 Moated castle, which is located on a small island in the Vyborg Baltic Sea bay and can be reached from the old town via a bridge. The former fortification wall with several watchtowers and - as a central element of the ensemble - the 75 meter high St. Olav Tower, which below its top contains a public viewing platform with a panoramic view of the old town and the surrounding area. (Note that there is no elevator and that the narrow viewing platform is only secured by a 1.30 meter high parapet.) Another well-known landmark in Vyborg is the 180 hectare large 3 Monrepos Landscape Park from the early 19th century. The park contains characteristic elements of horticulture of its time including pavilions and sculptures, as well as numerous natural sights typical of the Karelian isthmus (forest, rock formations, etc.).
- 4 Hermitage-Vyborg Center (Эрмитаж-Выборг), Hovioikeudenkatu 1.
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accommodation
- 2 Severnaya Corona (Crown of the North), Выборг, Ленинградская обл., 188800.
literature
Web links
Web links
- http://www.city.vbg.ru/ (ru) - Vyborg official website
