The Salpa Line Museum

Miehikkälä, Finland

The Salpa Line is a massive line of defensive fortifications approximately 1200 km long that was built in 1940-41 and in 1944 in order to defend the Eastern border of Finland.

The Salpa Line Museum in Miehikkälä is a museum on military history established in 1987 displaying the history of fortification works of the Salpa Line. The permanent exhibition of the museum consists of the exhibition and multimedia shows at the museum cafeteria and of guided tours to the fortifications on the outdoor museum area.

Comments

Your name


Address

Keskustie 6, Miehikkälä, Finland
See all sites in Miehikkälä

Details

Founded: 1940-44
Category: Museums in Finland
Historical period: Independency (Finland)

More Information

www.salpakeskus.fi
www.museot.fi
www.panssarit.net
www.ww2museums.com

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby


Virgin Mary Church (51,2 km)
South Karelia Art Museum (51,1 km)
Cavalry Museum (51,1 km)
Lappeenranta Fortress (51,2 km)
Mary's Church of Lappee (50,6 km)
Virstantolppa (50,9 km)
St. Mary's Church (29,3 km)
Lappeenranta Church (50,6 km)
Karelia Aviation Museum (47,7 km)

User Reviews

Eoin Hendrick (3 years ago)
Great tour and very informative staff.
Jani Havulehto (3 years ago)
Best defence line man has ever build...worth visiting
Pavel Kann (3 years ago)
Large wartime museum with lots of items to see. Bunkers, canals and nice hiking routes along
Tatu Prykäri (4 years ago)
Interesting war museum. Good and informative tour. Recommended to anyone interested in World War II history
Vladimir Rusinov (5 years ago)
Interesting stuff. There are three walking trails, with bunkers and other fortifications along them. Shortest, red, is only about 500 metres and it's also the most interesting.
Powered by Google

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Most beautiful castles in Lithuania
Photo from Flickr, copyright Kurayba

Historic Site of the week

Beckov Castle

The Beckov castle stands on a steep 50 m tall rock in the village Beckov. The dominance of the rock and impression of invincibility it gaves, challenged our ancestors to make use of these assets. The result is a remarkable harmony between the natural setting and architecture.

The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.

The next owners, the Bánffys who adapted the Gothic castle to the Renaissance residence, improved its fortifications preventing the Turks from conquering it at the end of the 16th century. When Bánffys died out, the castle was owned by several noble families. It fell in decay after fire in 1729.

The history of the castle is the subject of different legends. One of them narrates the origin of the name of castle derived from that of jester Becko for whom the Duke Stibor had the castle built.

Another legend has it that the lord of the castle had his servant thrown down from the rock because he protected his child from the lords favourite dog. Before his death, the servant pronounced a curse saying that they would meet in a year and days time, and indeed precisely after that time the lord was bitten by a snake and fell down to the same abyss.

The well-conserved ruins of the castle, now the National Cultural Monument, are frequently visited by tourists, above all in July when the castle festival takes place. The former Ambro curia situated below the castle now shelters the exhibition of the local history.

Map Top Sights Tags Historical Periods City Guides About Us Sign Up Upload new site
© 2021 SpottingHistory.com. All rights reserved.