Linnankasarmi in English

The Castle barracks

• The castle barracks is located next to Vanajavesi. Other side, area ends to Tampereentie. 
• 500m from the city of Hämeenlinna
• Buildings are surrounded by large park area.
• area splits two sides North and south.
• North area is mostly woodbuildings built in 1800’s
• South area is the red brick buildings, built between1850-1910
• South areas last part of the castle barracks is Hämeen castle
• Castle barracks includes:
• Castle barrack
• Two crew barracks
• These red brick buildings
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• Officers buildings are made of wood.
• Designed by Architecht E.B Lohrmann
• This barrackarea is one of the most important barracks in Finland
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• Medieval Hämeen castle
• After Birger Jaarli came to crusade they linked Häme to Sweden.
• The Castles building started late in 1200’s
• Place was perfect for business because of the vanajavesi. Vanajavesi goes to Kokemäen river and by thtat you can go to Gulf of Bothnia.
• And also because of Finlands main road Hämeen Härkätie.
• Hämeen castles most important constructions is built in medieval (1200-1520)
• Nowadays the castle is open for public. There is guided tours also.
• City of hämeenlinna historical museum
• Founded in 1910
• Opened for the public in 1912
• Museum holds large collection of pictures of Hämeenlinna
• Museum store and research Hämeen history and it’s culture
• Prison museum and
• Prison museum shows the treatment of prisoners and life of prison.
• Builduing completed in 1871
• it was first cellprison in Finland
• in 1993 was last prisoner there.
• artillery museum
• There is three places to see cannons
• inside- and outside-exhibition and cannonhall.
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• generalhouse
• Was the first important house of the castle barracks
• Was build for krown pharmacy officials
• Built in 1820’s
• Wooden house
• Completed in 1837
• North area is built round this general house
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Region history

• Castle barracks construction started 1848

Hämeenlinna got rights of a city in 1639. That time city was in the place of the castle barracks

• Hämeencastle burned in 1831
• year 1777 Kustaa third moved city to its current place.

• Hämeenhärkätie and Vanajavesi is the two most important routes why Hämeenlinna was founded.  

  
  
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