Kuusisto Castle

Local nameKuusiston piispanlinna
LocationKaarina, Finland

Kuusisto Castle was a medieval episcopal castle on the island of Kuusisto in Kaarina, Finland, near Turku. The castle was probably built in the early 14th century, although the site seems to have been a bishop's residence by the 1290s.The castle was ordered to be demolished during the Protestant Reformation in 1528 by the king Gustav I of Sweden. Excavation and reconstruction work on the remaining ruins began in 1891.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuusisto_Castle

Official Website http://museovirastorestauroi.nba.fi/linnat/kuusiston-linna

Address 634 Linnanrauniontie, 21620, Finland

Coordinates 60°24'27.786" N 22°28'29.464" E

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