Ottagono Alberoni
| Ottagono Alberoni | ||
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| Waters | Venice lagoon | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 20 '53 " N , 12 ° 18' 24.9" E | |
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| surface | 0.252 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Ottagono Alberoni is a small island in the southern Venice lagoon . It has an area of 2,520 m² and guarded the entrance to Malamocco as one of the four octagonal fortresses from the 16th to the 20th centuries .
history
The wars with the Ottomans , which reached their temporary climax in the naval battle of Lepanto in 1571 , prompted the Senate of the Republic of Venice to secure the entrances to the lagoon more militarily. For this purpose, four octagonal fortresses (ottagoni) were to be built. The island of Alberoni, together with the fortress on Campana and Poveglia, formed a line of defense against intruders into the entrance of Malamocco.
During the war for the Cretan Candia , which occupied Venice from 1646 to 1669, the island was fortified even more. After that, however, the Ottagoni were neglected until renewed modernizations took place from 1726.
The French under Napoleon integrated the island into their defense system from 1806 to 1814. The Austrians reinforced the island with casemates and additional cannons. Especially the side facing the Adriatic was reinforced.
After the Second World War, the fortress islands fell into disrepair because they no longer had a function and were abandoned. The Ottagono Alberoni is still the best preserved fortress.
Web links
- Ottagono Alberoni, website of the Comune di Venezia ( Memento of September 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), archive.org, September 19, 2009
Remarks
- ↑ Venice Islands ( memento of March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), archive.org, March 24, 2009.