Korsholm Castle Ruins

Vaasa, Finland

Korsholm Castle was a medieval castle in Vaasa. It was probably built in the 1370s and the oldest record dates back to 1384 (the testament of Bo Jonsson Grip, where the castle was called as Krytzeborg). The castle was originally built to a small island and it was surrounded by a moat and two walls. The castle itself was probably built of wood.

In the Middle Ages Korsholm was a property of several nobles. The most famous of them was Sten Sture the Older. In 1748 the new governor house was built to the site and all medieval structures were demolished. The next house was built in 1851 but it was destroyed by the great fire of Vaasa in 1852. Today a low mound is all that remains of the castle. There is also a monument dedicated to the castle.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Korsholmankatu 2, Vaasa, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1370s
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Finland
Historical period: Middle Ages (Finland)

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Shahrzad Jahanbaz (2 years ago)
Interesting place to know about the history of the city

Ronnie Furu (3 years ago)
Good place for kids to play in the winter

Yasaman Malmir (4 years ago)
The beautiful place ?

Mike Heath (4 years ago)
Imagining how it used to be before the fire and whilst the ships could still dock, is easy with the sketch provided on the information board. There is also a well shown but no information about what happened to it. There is a bell tower without a bell and not much tower, but it can be imagined.

Olli Karjalainen (4 years ago)
Couple of small ruins with info tables. Otherwise services are limited to a small grocery shop nearby.

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