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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.
The extent of the area designated as Fortress Saint-Maurice is not clearly defined, but according to the Association Fort de Litroz, the Saint-Maurice sector comprises the Rhône narrows from just north of Saint-Maurice to Martigny, excluding Chillon and Champillon, as well as the fortifications of the lateral valleys. [39]
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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
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.
Château de Chillon, the castle to which the title refers, is located near Montreux, Switzerland.. The work's themes and images follow those of a typical poem by Lord Byron: the protagonist is an isolated figure, and brings a strong will to bear against great sufferings.
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