place

Forte Verena

Forts in Italy
Forte Verena abc14
Forte Verena abc14

Fort Verena (Italian: Forte Verena) was an Italian fortress built between 1910 and 1914 to defend the Italian border with the Austro-Hungarian Empire (along the border line that can currently be located between the province of Vicenza and Trentino) at an altitude of 2,019 metres (6,624 ft) on the summit of the mountain of the same name. The fortress is located in the municipal territory of Roana, and it overlooks the steep cliffs of the valley below, the Val d'Assa. At 3:55 AM on May 24, 1915, the first two cannon shots were fired from Fort Verena by the Italian forces, marking the entry of the Italian Royal Army into the war. On June 12, 1915, the fortress was hit and destroyed by a 305 mm Skoda shell that penetrated the structure and exploded inside. On May 22, 1916, during the Spring Offensive, the position was captured by Austro-Hungarian troops, who held it for the rest of the war.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Forte Verena (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Forte Verena
Alle Pareti,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Forte VerenaContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 45.930555555556 ° E 11.413055555556 °
placeShow on map

Address

Rifugio Verena

Alle Pareti
36010
Veneto, Italy
mapOpen on Google Maps

Forte Verena abc14
Forte Verena abc14
Share experience

Nearby Places