Forte Roncia
Forte Roncia is a castle in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,294 metres. Forte Roncia is situated nearby to the fort Centro 22 et Batterie B4 (Vallo Alpino), as well as near the cave Issue de secours.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption dite la Pyramide de Mont-Cenis and Mont-Cenis Lake.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption dite la Pyramide de Mont-Cenis
Church
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption dite la Pyramide de Mont-Cenis is a church, which is situated 670 metres southwest of Forte Roncia.
Mont-Cenis Lake
Reservoir
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Mont-Cenis Lake is a lake located in the Mont-Cenis massif at an altitude of 1,974 meters in the municipality of Val-Cenis in France. It is situated at the top of the Cenise valley, on the Italian side of the Mont-Cenis pass, the most frequented passage on the Lyon-Turin-Milan axis during the Middle Ages between Western Europe and the Italian peninsula.
Forte Cassa
Fort
Photo: Gigillo83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forte Cassa is situated 2 km south of Forte Roncia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand-Croix and Moncenisio.
Grand-Croix
Hamlet
Photo: Marco Siano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grand-Croix is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km south of Forte Roncia.
Moncenisio
Village
Photo: Sbisolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moncenisio is the smallest comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France, in Val Cenischia. Moncenisio is situated 5 km southeast of Forte Roncia.
Lanslevillard
Village
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Lanslevillard is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Part of its territory is home to the Val Cenis Vanoise ski resort. Lanslevillard is situated 6 km northwest of Forte Roncia.
Forte Roncia
- Type: Castle
- Categories: fort, fortification, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.24417° or 45° 14′ 39″ northLongitude
6.9561° or 6° 57′ 22″ eastElevation
2,294 metres (7,526 feet)Inception
1877Open location code
8FQ86XV4+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 292789676OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3748604
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Forte Roncia” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Forte Roncia”
- French: “fort de Ronce”
- French: “Fort de Ronce”
- Italian: “Forte Roncia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro 22 et Batterie B4 (Vallo Alpino) and Issue de secours.
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