hidden Engel, Karl (1778 - 1840), an architect Engel, Karl Lyudvigovich (Karl Ludvig) (1778 - 1840), an architect, town-planner. He was originated from Germany. He graduated from the Academy of Architecture in Berlin. Engel worked in Abo (Turku) and Helsingfors (Helsinki). From 1825 he was in... more

hidden Swedes Swedes (their native name is Svenskar) is an ethnic community. The Swedish language is related to the Germanic group of the Indo-European language family. The religious Swedes are Lutherans. At present they live mainly in Sweden (7,75 million... more

hidden "Vyborg Castle", the State Museum "The Vyborg Castle", the state museum of the history of Vyborg Town. The museum was created in July of 1960, the first exhibitions was opened on July 30, 1961. The museum has been plaсed in the Vyborg Castle since 1964. Permanent exhibitions... more

hidden Vyborg, town VYBORG (Swedish Wiborg; Finnish Viipuri, until 1948), town, adm. center of Vyborg District. Population: 79,200. The toponym Vyborg originates from the Old Norse Wiborg = “sacred fortress.” It was founded in 1293 at the place of the Vuoksa River’s... more