Rajmachi

Rajmachi Udhewadi
village
Rajmachi Fort
Rajmachi Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Rajmachi Rajmachi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°49′33″N73°23′44″E / 18.825799°N 73.3955267°E / 18.825799; 73.3955267
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune District
Talukas	Maval
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Lonavala
Lok Sabha constituency	Lonavala

Rajmachi Fort (Killa) is a historical fort in the hills of the Sahyadri mountains (Western Ghats). ^[1] It consists of two twin fortresses Shriwardhan and Manaranjan, with a wide machi (plateau) surrounding the two Balekillas. Udhewadi is a small village of about 60 households (as per 2011 census report) situated on the machi, at the southern foot of Manaranjan Balekilla of Rajmachi Fort. ^[2]

History

The fort played a strategic role in the First Anglo-Maratha War. ^[3]

Rajmachi Fort has been declared as a protected monument. ^[4]

See also

• Shrivardhan Fort
• Kataldhar Lonavla Waterfall

  

References

1. "Rajmachi -The Weekend Getaway for Trekking Enthusiasts". 25 February 2018.
2. Directorate of Census Operations, DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK ,http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2725_PART_B_DCHB_PUNE.pdf
3. Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 60. ISBN   9788131300343.
4. "List of the protected monuments of Mumbai Circle district-wise" (PDF). Archived from the original on 6 June 2013.