List of star forts

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A 17th century plan of the fortress town of Coevorden in the Netherlands.

This is a list of star forts.

List of star forts on Google Maps

Canada

Fort George on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Croatia

Cuba

There are three or four star forts (depending on your definition) around the harbor area of Havana:

  1. Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta, S corner at the mouth of the harbor: currently houses the Museum of Fortifications and Armaments
  2. Castillo del Morro, N corner at the mouth of the harbor: currently houses a maritime museum
  3. Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, N side of the channel: maybe not as 'starrish' as the others
  4. Castillo de la Real Fuerza, S side of the channel

Cyprus

Map of Nicosia in Cyprus, created in 1597.







Czech Republic

File:Jaroměř Josefov from air 3.jpg
Josefov Fortress in Jaroměř



Denmark

Kronborg Castle, Helsingør





Finland

Svartholm from the air.

France

Aerial photograph of Neuf Brisach.


Germany

File:Festung Marienberg in Würzburg.jpg
Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg.

India

Italy

Map of Palmanova in 1600.
Palmanova from the air.

Republic of Ireland

Japan

The 19th century Goryokaku.






Lithuania

File:KlaipėdskýHradADanėLetecký.jpg
Klaipėda Castle from the air.

Malaysia

Malta

File:Malta - Valletta - Triq il-Lanca+Fort St. Elmo 01 ies.jpg
Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta.

Netherlands

Groningen

Fort Bourtange.

Friesland

Drenthe

Overijssel

Gelderland

Utrecht

Noord-Holland

Zuid-Holland

Zeeland

Noord-Brabant

Willemstad from the air.

Limburg

Norway

Philippines

Portugal

The Fortress of Almeida

Poland

Puerto Rico

  1. Fort San Cristóbal, San Juan
  2. Fort San Felipe del Morro, San Juan

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

File:Komárom Fortress 02.jpg
Star Fort in Komárno, Slovakia.
  • Nové Zámky - only to be seen as a hexagonally-shaped city centre
  • Komárno - mostly preserved fortification complex also in the area of neighbouring city Komárom
  • Leopoldov - mostly preserved, serving as state prison






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

File:Pamplona - Ciudadela 09.JPG
One of the bastions of the Citadel of Pamplona.

Sri Lanka

Suriname

Sweden

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

Fort Morgan in Mobile, Alabama
Fort Stanwix, Rome, New York.

Russia

Venezuela

Vietnam

References

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