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Fort Preara (Fort John)

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Fort Preara (Fort John)

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Fort Preara (Fort John)

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Location: Verona, Veneto, Italy

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1. Road to Forte John – The Piloton Monolith loop from Grezzana

29.1km

02:43

710m

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2. Contrada Vendri – Piccolo Stelvio loop from Verona Porta Vescovo

22.7km

01:46

320m

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3. Piccolo Stelvio – View of the Fibbio Stream loop from Caldiero

52.9km

04:11

690m

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Paolinux 🚲

September 29, 2021

Fort John is a small polygonal fortification built in 1859 by the Austrians on the remains of a Bronze Age village halfway between the Montorio Castle and the Pilotòn, a Roman monolith located in the Marseghina ridge.
Designed by the major, Franz von Neuhauser on direct commission from the Habsburg Empire, it was named after Baron Franz Von John, knight of the Order of Maria Theresa, for his actions in the battles of Goito and Volta Mantovana in 1848.
The fort formed a system with the battery of the nearby Castle and established the final stronghold of the large entrenched camp.
The artillery sector, in the open air, beat the hilly ridge towards the north, also crossing fire with the Maximilian Towers deployed on the opposing ridge of Monte Gaina.
Two pieces, from the southern front, closed the gap towards the Castle.
Finally, from the gorge front, two other artillery pieces pounded the mouth of the Valpantena. It remained in use by the Italian Army until the early 1980s, after which the structure was abandoned.
[source: comunitadelgarda.it/Forte-John-Preara/1103-324-1.html]

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Massimo M.

April 8, 2021

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Paolinux 🚲

September 29, 2021

Forte Preara, also known by the name of Fort Montorio and originally called Werk John, is a fortification located east of Verona, part of the complex city defense system and more in particular of the second entrenched camp, put in place between 1859 and 1866. The fortified structure was built between 1859 and 1860 and the works were directed by the Imperial Royal Office of Fortifications of Verona.
The fort is named after Baron Franz von John, knight of the Order of Maria Theresa, for his actions in the battles of Goito and Volta Mantovana. In 1866 he also became Chief of Staff in Archduke Albert's Army.

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Elevation 150 m

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Fort Preara (Fort John)

1. Road to Forte John – The Piloton Monolith loop from Grezzana

2. Contrada Vendri – Piccolo Stelvio loop from Verona Porta Vescovo

3. Piccolo Stelvio – View of the Fibbio Stream loop from Caldiero

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