Vyborg, Выборг; Viipuri, Viborg, Wiborg, Viiburi 2013

The first Vyborg Castle was founded during the so-called “Third Swedish Crusade“ in 1293 by marshal Torkel Knutsson.[7] The castle was fought over for decades between Sweden and the Novgorod Republic. By the Treaty of Nöteborg in 1323, Vyborg was finally recognized as a part of Sweden.
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