Fort San Rocco
Fort San Rocco is a coastal fortification located in Marina di Grosseto, in Tuscany, central Italy. It was built between 1788 and 1793 as part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany's coastal defence system and later served multiple military, sanitary, and administrative functions.- Building
- …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
- …stands 14 metres (45 feet) tall
- Description: fort in Marina di Grosseto, Italy
- Also known as“Forte di San Rocco”“Forte San Rocco”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port of Marina di Grosseto and San Rocco.
Port of Marina di Grosseto
Marina
Port of Marina di Grosseto is situated 390 metres southwest of Fort San Rocco.
San Rocco
Church
San Rocco is a church, which is situated 470 metres northwest of Fort San Rocco.
Cappella del Cristo
Church
Cappella del Cristo is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Fort San Rocco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marina di Grosseto and Principina a Mare.
Marina di Grosseto
Village
Marina di Grosseto is a seaside resort and frazione…
Principina a Mare
Village
Principina a Mare is an Italian frazione of the comune…
Principina Terra
Village
Principina Terra is a village in southern Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Grosseto. Principina Terra is situated 6 km northeast of Fort San Rocco.
Fort San Rocco
- Category: fort
- Location
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Latitude
42.71588° or 42° 42′ 57″ north
Longitude
10.98677° or 10° 59′ 12″ east
Open location code
8FJGPX8P+9P
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fort San Rocco” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Forte di San Rocco”
- French: “fort de San Rocco”
- French: “Fort de San Rocco”
- Italian: “Forte di San Rocco”
- Italian: “forte San Rocco”
- Turkish: “San Rocco Hisarı”
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