Franzensfeste Fortress

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Franzensfeste Fortress
Forte di Fortezza / Festung Franzensfeste
South Tyrol, Italy
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Franzensfeste Fortress
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Franzensfeste Fortress
Coordinates 46°47′10″N11°36′47″E / 46.786°N 11.613°E / 46.786; 11.613

Franzensfeste Fortress (Italian : Forte di Fortezza; German : Festung Franzensfeste, literally "Franz's Fortress") is a fortress situated in the village of Franzensfeste, in South Tyrol, Italy.

Emperor Francis I began constructing the fortress in 1833. [1] In 1838 the project was abandoned, because the area was not considered to be of sufficient importance for a fortress. [1]

In the summer of 2008 the fortress was opened to the public for the first time as one of the locations of Manifesta 7, the European Biennial of Contemporary art. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Franzensfeste / Fortezza (South Tyrol)". Tirol Atlas. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Locations: Fortezza/Franzensfeste". Manifesta.it. Retrieved 2008-12-21.


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