Forte del Santissimo Salvatore

Forte del Santissimo Salvatore, also known as Castello del Santissimo Salvatore, is a fort in , , southern . It was built in the mid-16th century, and it is still military property.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: building in Messina, Italy
  • Also known as: “Forte di San Salvatore” and “Forte San Salvatore”
  • Inscription: “VOS ET IPSAM CIVITATEM BENEDICIMUS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stele della Madonna della Lettera and Cathedral of Messina.

Work of art
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is a work of art, which is situated 160 metres west of Forte del Santissimo Salvatore.

Church
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Messina Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in , . Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Messina, it became in 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela. is situated 1 km southwest of Forte del Santissimo Salvatore.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 740 metres west of Forte del Santissimo Salvatore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Catarratti and San Filippo Superiore.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Forte del Santissimo Salvatore.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Forte del Santissimo Salvatore.

Locality
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is a point in , southern . It is the closest point in Calabria to and the northernmost point of the Calabrian side of the , lying on the northern channel. is situated 7 km northeast of Forte del Santissimo Salvatore.

Forte del Santissimo Salvatore

Latitude
38.19706° or 38° 11′ 49″ north
Longitude
15.56452° or 15° 33′ 52″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Inception
1546
Open location code
8FCQ5HW7+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 160681374
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
2523377
Wiki­data ID
Q3748665
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Forte del Santissimo Salvatore” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Forte del Santissimo Salvatore”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن المخلص الاقدس”
  • Georgian: “მესინის წმინდა მაცხოვრის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • Italian: “Forte del Santissimo Salvatore”
  • Turkish: “Santissimo Salvatore Hisarı”

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