Fort Rinella

The Rinella Battery was a Victorian battery in , . It is commonly referred to as Fort Rinella, although it was never classified as a fort while in use.
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  • Opening hours:
    Thursday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: victorian battery in Kalkara, Malta
  • Also known as: “Rinella Battery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Ricasoli and Fort St. Angelo.

Castle
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is a bastioned fort in , Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the along with . is situated 530 metres northwest of Fort Rinella.

Castle
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is a bastioned fort in , , located at the centre of the . It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the Castrum Maris. is situated 1¼ km west of Fort Rinella.

Library
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The of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in , , Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. is situated 1½ km west of Fort Rinella.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.

Village
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is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.

Town
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, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the in the Port Region of . The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of at its base.

Town
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, also known by its title Città Invicta, is a fortified city in the Port Region of . It is one of the in the area, the other two being and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people.

Fort Rinella

Latitude
35.89379° or 35° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
14.53147° or 14° 31′ 53″ east
Operator
Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna
Open location code
8F7PVGVJ+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2269130526
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1562413
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Sundanese—“Fort Rinella” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fort Rinella”
  • French: “fort Rinella”
  • French: “Fort Rinella”
  • German: “Rinella Battery”
  • Indonesian: “Fort Rinella”
  • Indonesian: “Rinella Battery”
  • Italian: “Fort Rinella”
  • Japanese: “リネラ要塞”
  • Javanese: “Rinella Battery”
  • Maltese: “Batterija ta‘ Rinella”
  • Polish: “Fort Rinella”
  • Spanish: “Fort Rinella”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Rinella”
  • Sundanese: “Rinella Battery”

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