Fort Saint Rocco
Fort Saint Rocco, also known as Fort Saint Roca on some maps, is a polygonal fort in Kalkara, Malta. It is located east of Rinella Battery and seaward of the village of Santu Rokku, and forms part of the complex of shore batteries built by the British to defend the coast east of the mouth of Grand Harbour between the 1870s and 1900s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Kalkara, Malta
- Also known as: “Fort St. Rocco”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red House and Fort Rinella.
Red House
Historic building
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Red House is a historic building, which is situated 310 metres southwest of Fort Saint Rocco.
Fort Rinella
Museum
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The Rinella Battery was a Victorian battery in Kalkara, Malta. It is commonly referred to as Fort Rinella, although it was never classified as a fort while in use. Fort Rinella is situated 590 metres west of Fort Saint Rocco.
Fort Ricasoli
Castle
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Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. Fort Ricasoli is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Saint Rocco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Xgħajra.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Xgħajra
Village
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Xgħajra is a small village in the Port Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.
Birgu
Town
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Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
Fort Saint Rocco
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Il-Kalkara, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89259° or 35° 53′ 33″ northLongitude
14.5378° or 14° 32′ 16″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8F7PVGVQ+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 907304159OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Fort Saint Rocco” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort St. Rocco”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سانت روكو”
- French: “fort St. Rocco”
- French: “Fort St. Rocco”
- Italian: “Fort St. Rocco”
- Italian: “Forte San Rocco”
- Maltese: “Forti Santu Rokku”
- Polish: “Fort Saint Rocco”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Saint Rocco”. Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.