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Vendôme Battery

Vendôme Battery, also known as Ta' Maċċu Battery, is an artillery battery near , limits of , Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.
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Photo: Pygar1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Fortification
  • Description: artillery battery in Malta
  • Also known as: “It-Torri tal-Qortin it-Twil” and “Vendome Battery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tal-Bir Redoubt and Qortin Redoubt.

Ruins
Photo: Pygar1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Wied Musa Redoubt, is a redoubt in the limits of , . It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. Today, the redoubt lies in ruins. is situated 760 metres southwest of Vendôme Battery.

Building
Photo: Pygar1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Eskalar Redoubt, is a redoubt in the limits of , . It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. is situated 390 metres southwest of Vendôme Battery.

Photo: BoneA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Swatar Battery, is a former artillery battery in Marfa, limits of , . It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1714–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. is situated 1 km west of Vendôme Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xemxija and Manikata.

Village
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb in the western part of in the of . It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church. is situated 5 km southeast of Vendôme Battery.

Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small settlement in the limits of in the northwestern part of . It oversees the farming areas in the valley between il-Ballut and il-Manikata. The village's population of 539 is spread among 40 families. is situated 5 km south of Vendôme Battery.

Town
Photo: Yarah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of in the . It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life. is situated 6 km southeast of Vendôme Battery.

Vendôme Battery

Latitude
35.98959° or 35° 59′ 23″ north
Longitude
14.35351° or 14° 21′ 13″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
8F7PX9Q3+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 406035636
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fortification
Geo­Names ID
2565244
Wiki­data ID
Q21483147
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In Other Languages

“Vendôme Battery” goes by many names.
  • Polish: “Bateria Vendôme”

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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 “Vendôme Battery”. Photo: Pygar1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.