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Finland | Kuusisto Castle

  • Linnanrauniontie 634, 21620 Kaarina, Finlandia
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Palazzi, Ville e Castelli
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Inglese

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Kuusisto Castle was a medieval episcopal castle built in the beginning of the 14th century. It was the main residence of Finnish Catholic bishops until 1522, when the last bishop Arvid Kurki drowned when fleeing from Danish soldiers. Kuusisto heyday was in the in the beginning of the 15th century, when bishop Maunu Tawast spent lot of time and money to enlarge the castle. The castle was ordered to be demolished during the Protestant Reformation in 1528 by the king Gustav I of Sweden. Stones of the castle were later used in renovations of Turku and Kastelholma castles. Excavation and reconstruction work on the remaining ruins began in 1891.

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