Marsalforn Tower (Q6773204)

matcher place: Malta (relation 365307)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1616 establishments in Malta, 1715 disestablishments in Malta, 1720 establishments in Malta, 17th-century fortifications, 18th-century fortifications, 18th Century military history of Malta, 1915 disestablishments in Malta, Buildings and structures completed in 1616, Buildings and structures demolished in 1715, Buildings and structures demolished in 1915, Buildings and structures in Xagħra, Collapsed buildings and structures, Demolished buildings and structures in Malta, Former towers, Infrastructure completed in 1720, Redoubts in Malta, Ruins in Malta, Wignacourt towers

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Marsalforn Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Marsalforn) refers to two towers that stood near Marsalforn, in the limits of Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. The first one was built in 1616, as the fourth of six Wignacourt towers, and collapsed around 1715. The second was a Tour-reduit, which was built in 1720 and demolished in 1915.

Summary from Język polski / Polish Wikipedia (plwiki)

Wieża Marsalforn (Marsalforn Tower or Ix-Xaghra Tower) – jedna z umocnionych kamiennych wież obserwacyjnych zbudowana za czasów wielkiego mistrza kawalerów maltańskich Alofa de Wignacourta w okresie pomiędzy latami 1601-1622 na wyspie Gozo. Każda z wież znajduje się w polu widzenia sąsiedniej, a służyły one jako wieże komunikacyjne pomiędzy Gozo i Wielkim Portem, oprócz funkcji obserwacyjno-ostrzegawczych przed piratami.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Der Marsalforn Tower war ein Wehrturm bei Marsalforn im Norden der maltesischen Insel Gozo. Er wurde 1616 als fünfter der Wignacourt Towers erbaut und stand bis um 1715.

Wikidata location: 36.0697, 14.2663 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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