Batería de San Genís
Batería de San Genís is a battery located in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It is part of the whole defensive system of bastions and batteries that protected the southern entrance of Islote de Sancti Petri in the early nineteenth century along with the Castillo de Sancti Petri and two batteries, Batería de Aspiroz and Batería de Urrutia.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Batería de Urrutia and Batería de Aspiroz.
Batería de Urrutia
Bunker
Batería de Aspiroz
Bunker
Batería de Aspiroz is a battery located in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Batería de Aspiroz is situated 780 metres north of Batería de San Genís.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta del Boquerón and Novo Sancti Petri.
Chiclana de la Frontera
Town
Chiclana de la Frontera is a town and municipality… Chiclana de la Frontera is situated 7 km northeast of Batería de San Genís.
Batería de San Genís
- Type: Historical site
- Also known as: “Bateria de San Genis”, “Bateria de San Genís”, and “Frente Defensivo de Sancti Petri”
- Categories: fortress, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.39455° or 36° 23′ 40″ north
Longitude
-6.21414° or 6° 12′ 51″ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8C8M9QVP+R8
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Batería de San Genís” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Batería de la Barca”
- Dutch: “Batería de San Genís”
- French: “Batería de la Barca”
- Galician: “Batería de la Barca”
- German: “Batería de la Barca”
- Spanish: “Batería de San Genís”
- Spanish: “Batería de Sangenís”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: La Barossa and Urb Cr La Soledad.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Sancti Petri and Iberostar Andalucia Playa.
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