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Forte Poerio

Forte Poerio

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Forte Poerio

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Location: Mira, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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1. Villa Foscari (La Malcontenta) – Fusina Pier and Casse Colmate loop from Venezia Mestre Ospedale

43.3km

02:42

70m

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2. Naviglio del Brenta in Mira – Brenta Canal in Mira Porte loop from Oriago

46.9km

02:50

60m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Forte Poerio – Naviglio del Brenta in Mira loop from Venezia Porta Ovest

17.9km

01:01

20m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Eraldo

September 19, 2021

With the fall of the Serenissima, the French and then the Austrians started the construction of military forts to defend the city of Venice from attacks from the ground. With the advent of the unification of Italy, this defensive project took the name of Campo Trincerato di Mestre.

Forte Poerio was built in Mira, based on a construction project approved in 1908 in the National Defense Plan.

Forte Poerio was built to replace the construction of a much larger work that should have closed the front in the area of Malcontenta. It is characterized by a structure with simple and stylized geometric lines, built in concrete and formed by a long body surmounted by domes that served to protect the firing positions of the guns. It was originally surrounded by a rectangular ring moat which no longer exists today.

In reality, Forte Poerio followed the fate of the entrenched camp of Mestre, which upon its completion was ineffective compared to the armaments in use at the time. Never involved in war events, it was used after 1915 as a depot for ammunition and weapons.

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September 19, 2021

I did not know this fort, to visit.

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Forte Poerio

1. Villa Foscari (La Malcontenta) – Fusina Pier and Casse Colmate loop from Venezia Mestre Ospedale

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