Suomenlinna

Japanese: Suomenlinna
Suomenlinna

...This was the predecessor of Helsinki, and in the early 1600s it had grown to a population of 600 and was the country's third largest city, but in 1840, by order of Queen Christina, it was decided to move to its current location, which was on a cape facing the sea on three sides and closer to the open sea, providing a better harbor. In the mid-1700s, a fortress called Suomenlinna was built on an island off the coast to protect Helsinki, and it remains in its original form to this day. In 1805, a total of about 9,000 people lived in Helsinki and Suomenlinna, of which 3,000 were soldiers, and Helsinki was also a naval port for a long time. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Suomenlinna" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これがヘルシンキの前身で,1600年代初頭には人口600,この国第3の都市へと成長していたが,40年クリスティーナ女王の命令により,岬で三方が海に面し外海に近くもっとよい港が得られる現在地への移転が決まった。1700年代中葉,ヘルシンキを守るため,現在ではスオメンリンナSuomenlinnaと呼ばれる城砦が沖の島に築かれ,今日まで当時の姿を伝えている。1805年ヘルシンキとスオメンリンナに合計約9000人が住んでいたが,そのうち兵士が3000人で,ヘルシンキは長い間軍港でもあった。…

※「Suomenlinna」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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