Fort San Cristóbal

The Fort Alfonso XII or San Cristóbal is a fort located on the top of the mount Ezcaba or San Cristóbal, 4 km from , . It was erected following the 1872-1876 Carlist War to control a strategic point towering over Pamplona.
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Photo: Jorab, Public domain.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: cultural property in Pamplona, Spain
  • Also known as: “Fort San Cristobal”, “Forte de Afonso XII”, “Fuerte Alfonso XII”, “Fuerte de Alfonso XII (Fuerte de San Cristóbal)”, “Fuerte de San Cristobal”, “Fuerte de San Cristóbal / Alfontso XII.aren gotorlekua”, “Fuerte de San Cristóbalo (Navarra)”, “Fuerte San Cristobal”, and “San Cristobalgo gotorlekua”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ezkaba-San Cristobal and Pamplona Iruña Railway Station.

Peak
Photo: Jorab, Public domain.
is a peak.

Railway station
Photo: Mikel Iturbe Urretxa, CC BY 2.0.
Pamplona/Iruña railway station is the central railway station of in , . Commonly referred locally as the Renfe station or Sanduzelai station, the station is part of the Adif and high-speed rail systems. is situated 3½ km south of Fort San Cristóbal.

Church
Photo: Zarateman, CC0.
is situated 3½ km south of Fort San Cristóbal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garrués and Aizoáin.

Hamlet
Photo: Patxi Txokarro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Zarateman, CC0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Patxi Txokarro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Fort San Cristóbal

Latitude
42.85674° or 42° 51′ 24″ north
Longitude
-1.66563° or 1° 39′ 56″ west
Open location code
8CJWV84M+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93052097
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q3324672
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Fort San Cristóbal” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Fuerte de San Cristóbalo”
  • Basque: “San Kristobal gotorlekua”
  • Catalan: “Fuerte San Cristóbal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سان كريستوبال”
  • Galician: “Forte de San Cristovo”
  • Japanese: “サン・クリストバル砦”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Alfonso XII”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de San Cristóbal”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cementerio de las botellas and Cementerio de Aizoáin.

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