Fort Saint Elmo

Fort Saint Elmo is a star fort in , Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides from , and commands the entrances to both harbours along with and .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fortification in Malta
  • Also known as: “Forte de São Elmo”, “Il-Fortizza Sant’Jiermu”, “St. Elmo”, “Torre de Santo Elmo”, “Форт Сент-Ельмо”, and “Форт Сент-Эльмо”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St Anne, Fort St Elmo and Mediterranean Conference Centre.

Church
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The Church of St Anne is a former Roman Catholic…

Convention center
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The is a conference centre in , . is situated 300 metres south of Fort Saint Elmo.

Church
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The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Roman Catholic church building in , . is situated 210 metres southwest of Fort Saint Elmo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Birgu.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
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, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa…

Town
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, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena…

Fort Saint Elmo

Latitude
35.90167° or 35° 54′ 6″ north
Longitude
14.51917° or 14° 31′ 9″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8F7PWG29+MM
Geo­Names ID
2562591
Wiki­data ID
Q1438745
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Fort Saint Elmo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “fort de Sant Elm”
  • Catalan: “Fort de Sant Elm”
  • Chinese: “聖埃爾莫要塞”
  • Czech: “Pevnost St. Elmo”
  • Dutch: “Fort Sint-Elmo”
  • French: “Fort Saint-Elme”
  • German: “Fort St Elmo”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר סנט אלמו”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Elmo-erőd”
  • Italian: “Forte Sant’Elmo”
  • Japanese: “聖エルモ砦”
  • Maltese: “Forti Sant’Iermu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort St. Elmo”
  • Norwegian: “Fort St. Elmo”
  • Persian: “قلعه سنت المو”
  • Polish: “Fort Saint Elmo”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Santo Elmo”
  • Russian: “Форт Сант-Эльмо”
  • Russian: “Форт Святого Эльма”
  • Slovak: “Pevnosť St. Elmo”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava svetega Elma”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de San Telmo”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte San Elmo”
  • Turkish: “St. Elmo Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт святого Ельма”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Святого Ельма”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wied Għammieq and Bighi.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: L-Aboratorju ta’ Evans and Il-Knisja ta’ l- Erwieħ.

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