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The Fort de Chillon lies directly adjacent to the Château de Chillon, a major tourist attraction.The site has been fortified since at least the 12th century. The Fort de Chillon is a mixed infantry-artillery fort, located almost entirely underground in the steep slope rising to Veytaux above the rail line.
Chillon Castle (French: Château de Chillon) is an island medieval castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve , which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône .
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Fort de Champillon; Fort de Chillon; M. Mueterschwanderberg This page was ...
The fort was a compact massif similar to a Brialmont fort, with an encircling ditch defended by caponiers and provided with a twin 120 mm gun turret and four 53 mm gun turrets for close defence, with five 84 mm guns in casemates. [13] [14] A 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) tunnel links Fort Airolo to the Gotthard Rail Tunnel. Abandoned by the military in ...
The Fort de Champillon (Swiss Armed Forces designation A365) is an artillery fort, intended to provide coverage to advanced positions in the Chablais plan at the eastern end of Lac Léman, and to support advanced positions such as the Fort de Chillon to the west and other positions to the south.
Fort Heldsberg / A 5850 St. Margrethen Nähe Bodensee, Museum; Fort Magletsch / A 6020 Wartau, Fortress Sargans, Museum; Fort Passati / A 6375 Seeztal; Fort Schollberg / A 6100, Trübbach, Museum; Fort Furggels / A 6355 St. Margretenberg, Gemeinde Pfäfers, Fortress Sargans, Museum; Artilleriewerk Tamina / A 6370, Taminaschlucht, Gemeinde Bad Ragaz
Chillon refers to Chillon Castle on the homonymous island in Switzerland. In the vicinity are: Fort de Chillon, a twentieth-century fortification adjacent to Chillon Castle; Viaduc de Chillon, a motorway viaduct overlooking Chillon Castle; Chillon may also refer to: Chillón, a municipality in Spain; Chillón River, a river in Peru
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