Cottonera Lines

The Cottonera Lines, also known as the Valperga Lines, are a line of fortifications in and , . They were built in the 17th and 18th centuries on higher ground and further outwards than the earlier line of fortifications, known as the Santa Margherita or Firenzuola lines, which also surround Bormla.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: line of fortifications in Cospicua and Birgu, Malta
  • Also known as: “Cotonera Lines”, “Il-Swar tal-Kottonera”, and “Valperga Lines”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Ħal Tarxien Temples.

Museum
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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in , . It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. is situated 2 km southwest of Cottonera Lines.

Protected area
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The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in , within the Port region of . They date to approximately 3400 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta. is situated 1½ km southwest of Cottonera Lines.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic parish church located in , . is situated 550 metres northwest of Cottonera Lines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cottonera and St.Helens Gate.

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is a group of three adjacent cities in with a population of about 11,000 : Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. They are collectively also known as the Three Cities.

Locality
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St. Helen's Gate, also known as Porta dei Mortari, is the main of the Santa Margherita Lines, located in , . It was built in the Baroque style in 1736 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena.

Town
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or Bormla is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of . It served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country.

Cottonera Lines

Latitude
35.87778° or 35° 52′ 40″ north
Longitude
14.52528° or 14° 31′ 31″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
8F7PVGHG+44
Geo­Names ID
2563156
Wiki­data ID
Q2621907
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Russian—“Cottonera Lines” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cotonera”
  • Catalan: “Línia Cotonera”
  • Chinese: “瓦尔佩加防线”
  • Chinese: “瓦爾佩加防線”
  • Chinese: “科顿内拉防线”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “خطوط قطنيرا”
  • French: “ligne de fortifications de Cottoner”
  • French: “Ligne de fortifications de Cottoner”
  • German: “Cottonera Lines”
  • Italian: “Linea Cottonera”
  • Maltese: “Is-Sur tal-Kottonera”
  • Maltese: “Is-Swar ta‘ Valperga”
  • Maltese: “Is-Swar tal-Kottonera”
  • Maltese: “Swar ta‘ Valperga”
  • Maltese: “Swar tal-Kottonera”
  • Persian: “خطوط کوتونرا”
  • Polish: “Cottonera Lines”
  • Russian: “Линии Коттонера”

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