Fortress Guard
Fortress Guard is a memorial in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino. Fortress Guard is situated nearby to the museum Sasso San Gottardo, as well as near the lake Lago Scuro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Saint Gotthard national museum.
Gotthard Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern Switzerland.
Saint Gotthard national museum
Museum
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Gotthard national museum is situated 390 metres south of Fortress Guard.
Monte Prosa
Peak
Monte Prosa is a mountain in the Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. The mountain has an elevation of 2,737 m above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Fontana.
Swiss Alps
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
Fontana
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontana is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km south of Fortress Guard.
Villa Bedretto
Hamlet
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Bedretto is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Fortress Guard.
Fortress Guard
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.55872° or 46° 33′ 31″ northLongitude
8.56656° or 8° 33′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8FRCHH58+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2934655401OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Fortress Guard” goes by many names.
- French: “Corps des Gardes de Fortifications”
- German: “Festungswachtkorps”
- Italian: “Corpo Guardie Fortificazioni”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sasso San Gottardo and Lago Scuro.
Nearby Places
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