Rinella Battery
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: victorian battery in Kalkara, Malta
- Also known as: “Fort Rinella”, “Il-Battarija ta’ Rinella”, and “Rnella Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Ricasoli and Malta Film Studios.
Fort Ricasoli
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 550 metres northwest of Rinella Battery.
Malta Film Studios
Recording studio
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malta Film Studios is a recording studio, which is situated 140 metres east of Rinella Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.
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.
Birgu
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Xgħajra
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Rinella Battery
- Categories: artillery battery and open-air museum
- Location: Il-Kalkara, Malta, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Sundanese—“Rinella Battery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Rinella”
- French: “fort Rinella”
- French: “Fort Rinella”
- German: “Rinella Battery”
- Indonesian: “Fort Rinella”
- Indonesian: “Rinella Battery”
- Italian: “Fort Rinella”
- Japanese: “リネラ要塞”
- Javanese: “Rinella Battery”
- Maltese: “Batterija ta‘ Rinella”
- Polish: “Fort Rinella”
- Spanish: “Fort Rinella”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Rinella”
- Sundanese: “Rinella Battery”
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