Cenizas Battery
Cenizas Battery is a fort in Cartagena, Murcia, Murcia. Cenizas Battery is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Mirador del Monte de las Cenizas, as well as near the castle Batería de Cabo Negrete.
- Type: Fort
- Description: former coastal battery and Bien de Interés Cultural in Cartagena, Spain
- Also known as: “Batería C-9” and “Batería de Las Cenizas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa romana del Paturro and Museo Arqueológico de La Unión.
Villa romana del Paturro
Archaeological site
Photo: Nanosanchez, Public domain.Museo Arqueológico de La Unión
Museum
Photo: Nanosanchez, Public domain.Grand Hyatt La Manga Club Golf & Spa
Hotel
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmán and La Unión.
Portmán
Neighborhood
Portmán is a locality in the Region of Murcia, Spain, located to the south of the municipality of La Unión at the foot of the mining mountain range of Cartagena-La Unión in a bay bathed by the Mediterranean Sea. Portmán is situated 3 km northwest of Cenizas Battery.
La Unión
Town
Photo: Nanosanchez, Public domain.Los Nietos
Neighborhood
Los Nietos is a town which is classed as a pedanía within the municipal territory of Cartagena that is subsequently in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia in Spain. Los Nietos is situated 8 km north of Cenizas Battery.
Cenizas Battery
- Categories: historical military facility, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cartagena, Murcia, Murcia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.57931° or 37° 34′ 46″ north
Longitude
-0.82261° or 0° 49′ 21″ west
Elevation
305 metres (1,001 feet)
Inception
1934
Open location code
8C9XH5HG+PX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cenizas Battery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bateria de Cenizas (Cartagena)”
- Catalan: “Bateria de Cenizas”
- Danish: “Kanonbatteriet Bateria de las Cenizas”
- Spanish: “Batería de Cenizas”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mirador del Monte de las Cenizas and Monte de las Cenizas.
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