Abandoned Fort Overlooking the Adige Strait in Dolcè, Italy

Forte Chiusa, also known as Straßensperre Chiusa in German, is a fort built by the Austrian army between 1849 and 1851 on the pass leading through the Adige strait in Ceraino, Dolcè. Although a previous Venetian fortification existed at the site, the current fort was constructed by the Austrian Empire around that time. The fort was built to serve as a barrier on the Italian-Austrian border. The fort was armed with 12 pieces of artillery and was in operation until 1960, when it was partially demolished to make way for the enlargement of the state road 12.

The fort had casemates on two floors. The road and the railway passed through a vault whose opening could become a cannon port. The ground floor had 4 gunports, and the upper floor had 8. The road and the railway had gates and drawbridges on both sides. At ground level, there was also a fountain supplied by a canal from the Adige. Today, little remains of the fort except for some ruins in a state of abandon.

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