Fortezza Santa Barbara

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The Fortress of Santa Barbara is a 14th-century urban castle erected to house troops guarding the town of Pistoia, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. While it is suggested that initially the fortress was named after a nearby church of Saint Barnabas, however, Saint Barbara is the patron saint of artillerymen.

1539  WikimediaWikidata
Saint Barbara
military museum building, historical park museum, Italian national museum, fortmuseum, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, Italy, Walls of Pistoia, 


Location: 43.9291, 10.9226, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Pistoria
    Final battle of Cataline's Conspiracy
  • Battle of Montecatini
    1315 battle
  • Battle of Altopascio
  • Battle of San Romano
    1432 battle
  • Battle of Gavinana
    1530 battle
  • Battle of Montemurlo
    1537 battle
  • Valibona
    1944 battle
  • Battle of Riva Ridge
    battle of world War II
  • Castello dei Conti Guidi
    castle in Vinci, Italy
  • Monsummano Castle
    building in Monsummano Terme, Italy
  • Rocca di Cerbaia
    building in Cantagallo, Italy
  • Rocca Strozzi
    rocca in Campi Bisenzio, Italy
  • Frederick II Tower
    rocca in San Miniato, Italy  
  • Fortezza Santa Barbara
    building in Pistoia, Italy  
  • Fortezza del Cerruglio
    museal institution in Tuscany  
  • Museum of Deportation and Resistance
    museum in Prato, Italy  
  • Monsummano Alto Castle - Tower
    tower in Monsummano Terme
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Feritoia sul lato nord-est rivolta verso il parco confinante con la FortezzaFeritoia sul lato nord-est rivolta verso il parco confinante con la Fortezza
Entrata principale. Dopo una guardiola e un cancello si accede al ponte che ci porta all`ingresso della fortezzaEntrata principale. Dopo una guardiola e un cancello si accede al ponte che ci porta all'ingresso della fortezza
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion961Kingdom of ItalyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict61Battle of PistoriaCatiline, battle, Marcus Petreius, Ancient RomeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1315Battle of MontecatiniRepublic of Florence, Kingdom of Naples, Republic of Pisa, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1325Battle of AltopasciobattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1432Battle of San RomanobattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1530Battle of GavinanaHoly Roman Empire, Republic of Florence, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1537Battle of MontemurloRepublic of Florence, Duchy of Florence, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944ValibonaItalian Social Republic, Italian resistance movement, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1945Battle of Riva RidgeUnited States, Brazil, Nazi Germany, battleWikidata
    linkpageStarforts page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    sitecastleCastello dei Conti GuidicastleWikidata
    sitecastleMonsummano Castlefortification, castleWikidata
    sitecastleRocca di Cerbaiacastle ruinWikidata
    sitecastle1376Rocca StrozziroccaWikidata
    sitecastle2000Frederick II Towermuseum of a public entity, military museum building, historical park museum, rocca, museumWikidata
    sitefort1539Fortezza Santa Barbarahistorical park museum, military museum building, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, Italian national museum, fort, museumWikidata
    sitefort2002Fortezza del Cerrugliohistorical park museum, palazzo museum, military museum building, fortress, museumWikidata
    sitemuseum2002Museum of Deportation and Resistancefoundation, museum, history museum, military museum, private museumWikidata
    sitetowerMonsummano Alto Castle - Towerfortified towerWikidata
    commonsimagePistoia - Fortezza Santa Barbara - 2023-09-26 12-15-04 001 Commons
    commonsimagePistoia - Fortezza Santa Barbara - 2023-09-26 12-15-04 002 Commons
    commonsimageUnico accesso alla Fortezza di Santa Barbara - MIBAC Commons
    commonsimageFortezza di Santa Barbara - MIBAC Commons
    commonsimageTorre laterale fortezza santa barbara - pistoia Commons
    commonsimageEntrata fortezza santa barbara - pistoia Commons
    commonsimageLe mura interne viste dall'angolo nord-est Commons
    commonsimageL'angolo sud-ovest della cinta esterna Commons
    commonsimageFeritoia sul lato nord-est rivolta verso il parco confinante con la Fortezza Commons
    commonsimageEntrata principale. Dopo una guardiola e un cancello si accede al ponte che ci porta all'ingresso della fortezza Commons