Fort of the Brunetta

Fort of the Brunetta is a fort in Mompantero, Province of Turin, Piedmont which is located on Via Novalesa. Fort of the Brunetta is situated nearby to the rest area area di parcheggio Brunetta, as well as near the fire station Susa Fire Brigate.

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Type: Fort
Description: fort in Susa, Italy
Address: Via Novalesa 4, Susa, 10059

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Susa Cathedral and Arch of Augustus.

Susa Cathedral

Church

Photo: Bunet1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Susa Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Susa, Piedmont, in northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Susa and is dedicated to Saint Justus of Novalesa. Susa Cathedral is situated 690 metres south of Fort of the Brunetta.

Arch of Augustus

Photo: Duvilar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Arch of Augustus is an Ancient Roman arch constructed in the city of Susa, Piedmont, in the province of Turin. It was built in 9–8 BC to record the renewed alliance between Emperor Augustus and Marcus Julius Cottius, a Celto-Ligurian ruler who had been made king and Roman prefect of the Cottian Alps. Arch of Augustus is situated 1 km south of Fort of the Brunetta.

Porte de Savoie

City gate

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Porte de Savoie is a city gate, which is situated 700 metres south of Fort of the Brunetta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Susa and Arnodera.

Susa

Photo: Marco Siano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Susa is a town and comune in Piedmont in the Metropolitan City of Turin. Susa is a town steeped in history. Capital of the Roman province of Alpes Cottiae, Susa was historically an important stop along the trade routes connecting Italy and France.

Arnodera

Hamlet

Photo: Sbaluf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arnodera is a hamlet.

Giaglione

Village

Photo: Touriste, Public domain.

Giaglione is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres west of Turin, on the border with France.

Fort of the Brunetta

Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Mompantero, Province of Turin, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.14327° or 45° 8′ 36″ north

Longitude

7.04443° or 7° 2′ 40″ east

Inception

1708

Open location code

8FQ942VV+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 288202773

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q3748666

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Fort of the Brunetta” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fort of the Brunetta”
Italian: “Forte della Brunetta”
Turkish: “the Brunetta Hisarı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include area di parcheggio Brunetta and Susa Fire Brigate.

Nearby Places

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