Fort San Lucian

Fort San Lucian, also known as Saint Lucian Tower or Fort Rohan, is a large bastioned watchtower and polygonal fort in , . The original tower was built by the Order of Saint John between 1610 and 1611, being the second of six Wignacourt towers.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: tower
  • Also known as: “Fort & Battery”, “Fort & Battery (Torri U Batterija Ta’San Lucjan)”, “Fort Saint Lucian”, “Fort Saint Lucien”, “Fort San Luciano”, “Il-Fortizza ta‘ San Lucjan”, “Il-Fortizza ta’ San Luċjan”, “Saint Lucians Fort”, “San Lucian Tower”, “St Lucian Tower”, “St. Lucian Tower”, “St. Lucian Tower, Fort & Battery”, and “Wieża św. Lukiana”
  • Historically known as: “Saint Lucien Fort” and “St. Lucien Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Għar Dalam and Fort Delimara.

Cave
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is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave… is situated 1½ km northwest of Fort San Lucian.

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is a polygonal fort in , . is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort San Lucian.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Pompei is a Roman Catholic… is situated 1¼ km north of Fort San Lucian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Harbor of Malta and Birżebbuġa.

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Harbour of extends around the…

Town
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is a seaside town in the of , close to .

Town
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Żejtun is a city of 11,000 people in , . is situated 3 km north of Fort San Lucian.

Fort San Lucian

Latitude
35.83049° or 35° 49′ 50″ north
Longitude
14.5432° or 14° 32′ 36″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
8F7PRGJV+57
Geo­Names ID
2562578
Wiki­data ID
Q91348
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Russian—“Fort San Lucian” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Torre de Sant Llucià”
  • Chinese: “圣卢奇安堡”
  • German: “Fort St Lucian”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Lucián-torony”
  • Maltese: “Fort San Luċjan”
  • Maltese: “Forti San Luċjan”
  • Polish: “Fort San Lucian”
  • Polish: “St Lucian Tower”
  • Russian: “Башня Святого Луциана”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Il-Ponta l-Kbira and Tad-Debbra.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fort Saint Lucians Light and Il-Fossa.

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