Fort Rapitán
Fort Rapitán is a fort in Jaca, Huesca, Aragon and has an elevation of 1,096 metres. Fort Rapitán is situated nearby to the chapel Ermita de San Cristóbal de Jaca, as well as near the hamlet Asieso.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortification in Jaca, Spain
- Also known as: “Fuerte Rapitan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jaca Station and Ermita de San Cristóbal de Jaca.
Jaca Station
Railway station
Jaca Station is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Rapitán.
Ermita de San Cristóbal de Jaca
Chapel
Ermita de San Cristóbal de Jaca is a chapel, which is situated 1 km southwest of Fort Rapitán.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asieso and Bergosa.
Bergosa
Hamlet
Bergosa is an unpopulated settlement belonging to the municipality of Jaca, in the region of Jacetania, province of Huesca, Aragon. It is part of the Garcipollera. Bergosa is situated 3 km north of Fort Rapitán.
Fort Rapitán
- Categories: fort, artillery battery, tourism, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Jaca, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.58913° or 42° 35′ 21″ north
Longitude
-0.5363° or 0° 32′ 11″ west
Elevation
1,096 metres (3,596 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8CJXHFQ7+MF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortress
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Fort Rapitán” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Fuerte de Rapitán”
- French: “fort Rapitan”
- French: “Fort Rapitan”
- Spanish: “el Rapitán”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Rapitan”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Rapitán”
- Spanish: “Fuerte del Rapitán”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Rapitán”
- Spanish: “Rapitán”
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