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+48 87 428 83 93

Boyen Fortress

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Turystyczna 1, 11-500 Giżycko, Poland

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Open today · 9AM–7PMFriday9AM–7PMSaturday9AM–7PMSunday9AM–7PMMonday9AM–7PMTuesday9AM–7PMWednesday9AM–7PMThursday9AM–7PM

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Boyen Fortress (German: Feste Boyen, Polish: Twierdza Boyen) is a former Prussian fortress located in the western part of Giżycko, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northeastern Poland. It is situated on a narrow isthmus between two large lakes of the Masurian Lake District, Kisajno and Niegocin.

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History

The Boyen Fortress, named after Prussian Minister of War Hermann von Boyen, was built between 1844-1856 (or 1843-1855 according to some sources) by order of King Frederick William IV, with a workforce of about 3,000 soldiers.

During First World War, the fortress supported the German troops during the nearby Battle of Tannenberg in the summer of 1914 with its long range artillery, and with its garrison engaged in feint operations. During Second World War, the fortress was not involved in military operations. It was a side of a field hospital and headquarter of the German military intelligence service (Fremde Heere Ost) under Reinhard Gehlen in 1942–1945. It was abandoned by Germans without fight in 1944.

After the war the fortress became administered by the Polish Army. In 1975, it was declared a monument and opened as a tourist attraction with a small museum on its grounds.

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Boyen Fortress Wikipedia


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