List of bastion forts

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A 17th-century plan of the fortress town of Coevorden in the Netherlands.
Map of Palmanova in 1593. The town is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017.[1]

This is a list of bastion forts.

Angola[]

Antigua and Barbuda[]

Bahrain[]

Brazil[]

Fortaleza de Santa Cruz, Itamaracá
Forte das Cinco Pontas , Recife

Canada[]

Fort George on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia

China[]

Citadel of Quebec, in Quebec City.

Croatia[]

Cuba[]

Cyprus[]

Map of Nicosia in Cyprus, created in 1597.
  • Venetian walls of Nicosia, Nicosia

Czech Republic[]

Josefov Fortress in Jaroměř
  • Olomouc
  • Fortress Josefov - almost completely preserved, now part of Jaroměř
  • Terezín - almost completely preserved
  • Hradec Králové - dismantled in 1884, only small fractions of the fortifications are preserved
  • in Mosty u Jablunkova
  • Hrad Špilberk, Brno
  • Vyšehrad, Prague

Denmark[]

Kronborg Castle, Helsingør
  • Copenhagen old town. Bastions are preserved around the eastern (Christianshavn) half of the city.
  • Kastellet, Copenhagen
  • Kronborg, Helsingør
  • Fredericia, Jutland (Walls of the old city)
  • , Nyborg (Three bastions preserved)

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Estonia[]

Finland[]

Svartholm from the air.

France[]

Aerial photograph of Neuf Brisach.

Germany[]

Hungary[]

  • Komarom fortification system includes three forts Csillag, Monostor and Igmandi

India[]

Plan (top-view) of Fort William, c. 1844

● Bihu Loukon, Imphal

Indonesia[]

Italy[]

The town of Palmanova is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017.[1]
  • Capua, Capua, Lazio
  • Castello Angioino, Mola di Bari
  • Castello di Acaya, Acaya, Lecce, Apulia
  • Castello di Carlo V, Crotone, Calabria
  • Castello di Copertino, Copertino, Apulia
  • Castello di Lecce, Lecce, Apulia
  • Castello Normanno-Svevo di Bari, Bari, Apulia
  • Castello Svevo di Barletta, Barletta, Apulia
  • Citadel of Alessandria, Alessandria, Piedmont
  • Citadel of Ancona, Ancona
  • Città di Castello, Umbria (bastion traces can still be seen in some parts of the city)
  • Forte a Mare, Brindisi, Apulia
  • Forte Diamante, Genoa, Liguria
  • Forte Puin, Genoa, Liguria
  • Forte San Giacomo, Vado Ligure, Liguria
  • Forte Santa Tecla, Genoa, Liguria
  • Fortezza Medicea, Arezzo, Tuscany
  • Fortezza Nuova, Livorno
  • Fortezza Vecchia, Livorno
  • Grosseto, Grosseto, Tuscany
  • Guastalla, Emilia-Romagna (only survives in outline, walls demolished)
  • Forte Stella, Porto Ercole, Tuscany
  • Fortino di Sant'Ignazio, Cagliari, Sardinia
  • Fortress of Poggio Imperiale, Poggibonsi, Tuscany
  • Fortress of Priamar, Savona, Liguria
  • Fortress of Radicofani, Tuscany
  • Fortress of Vinadio, Vinadio, Piedmont
  • Livorno (Old City - traces can still seen)
  • Lucca, Tuscany
  • Palmanova, Palmanova, Friuli Venezia Giulia
  • Sabbioneta, Sabbioneta, Lombardy

Republic of Ireland[]

Japan[]

The 19th-century Goryokaku.

Lithuania[]

Malaysia[]

Malta[]

Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta.

Mexico[]

Morocco[]

Netherlands[]

Groningen[]

Fort Bourtange.

Friesland[]

Drenthe[]

  • Coevorden

Overijssel[]

Gelderland[]

  • Arnhem
  • Bredevoort
  • Doesburg
  • Doetinchem
  • Elburg
  • Groenlo
  • Harderwijk
  • Hattem
  • Lochem
  • Nijmegen
  • Tiel
  • Wageningen
  • Zaltbommel
  • Zutphen

Utrecht[]

  • Amersfoort
  • Oudewater
  • Utrecht
  • Woerden

North Holland[]

Model of the fortifications of Naarden.
  • Alkmaar
  • Amsterdam
  • Edam
  • Enkhuizen
  • Haarlem
  • Hoorn
  • Medemblik
  • Monnickendam
  • Muiden
  • Naarden
  • Purmerend
  • Weesp

South Holland[]

  • Brielle
  • Gorinchem
  • Hellevoetsluis
  • Nieuwpoort

Zeeland[]

North Brabant[]

Willemstad from the air.

Limburg[]

Norway[]

Philippines[]

Portugal[]

The Fortress of Almeida

Poland[]

Puerto Rico[]

Romania[]

Russia[]

  • Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg
  • Nyenschantz
  • Pillau citadel (Baltiysk)
  • Rostov Kremlin
  • Abbasabad
  • Shlisselburg Fortress, Shlisselburg
  • New Dvina Fort, Arkhangelsk
  • Kronshlot, Kronstadt
  • Krasny Yar Fortress, Krasny Yar
  • Vyborg

Serbia[]

Slovakia[]

Star Fort in Komárno, Slovakia.
  • Nové Zámky - only to be seen as a hexagonally shaped city centre
  • Komárno - mostly preserved city fortification complex contains (New and Old) and fortifications of the city as Palatine's line and Vah's line and also three forts in the area of neighbouring city Komárom (Igmand, Csillag (English: Star) and Monostor) (see Hungary)
  • Leopoldov - mostly preserved, serving as state prison built like Fortres Leopoldov
  • Holíč - château of the Habsburgs named Holíč Castle (Slovak: Holíčsky kaštieľ) rebuilt from a 17th-century fortress with the history going to 12th century.

South Africa[]

  • Fort de Goede Hoop 1652-1674, demolished after permanent residence was taken up in the Castle of Good Hope.
  • Castle of Good Hope 1666-current, constructed to replace the earthen Fort de Goede Hoop.

Spain[]

One of the bastions of the Citadel of Pamplona.
  • Aldea del Obispo - Real Fuerte de la Concepción
  • Badajoz
  • A Coruña-Castillo de San Antón y Castillo de San Diego
  • Barcelona-Castillo de Montjuïc y la Antigua Ciudadela Militar de Barcelona
  • Cádiz-Castillo de San Sebastián, Castillo de Santa Catalina, Baluarte de la Candelaria, Fuerte de Puntales y Fuerte de Cortadura
  • Ciudad Rodrigo
  • Ferrol-Castillo de San Felipe y Castillo de de La Palma
  • Figueres-Castell de Sant Ferran
  • Jaca-Ciudadela de Jaca
  • La Línea de la Concepción-fuertes de San Felipe, San Carlos, San Fernando, San José, Santa Mariana, San Benito, y Fuerte de Santa Bárbara
  • Pamplona-Ciudadela de Pamplona
  • Roses, Girona, Catalonia,-Ciudadela de Rosas
  • Salamanca
  • Salvaterra de Miño-Castillo de Santiago de Aytona
  • Palma de Mallorca

Sri Lanka[]

Suriname[]

Sweden[]

Taiwan[]

United Kingdom[]

Fort George, Scotland from the air. It is the best preserved fort of its era in the British Isles.

The outlines of some other star forts from the English Civil War exist. These were often built of ditches and earthen ramparts and were redoubts built to defend weak points in older fortifications such as Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, was built to defend a hill within 17th-century artillery range of the city's medieval walls.

United States[]

Venezuela[]

  • , Cumana

Vietnam[]

  • Dien Khanh Citadel
  • Thanh Hoa Citadel
  • Citadel of Saigon
  • Dien Hai Citadel (Thành Điện Hải)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "The city of Bergamo - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-03-19). "Halifax Citadel National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-05-02). "Fort George National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  4. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-06-24). "Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  5. ^ "Nyborg fortress".
  6. ^ "Nyborg Fortress · Slotsgade 34, 5800 Nyborg, Denmark".
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