Switzerland · 20th century
Fort de Chillon ranks #5,558 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #71 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1942, one of 161 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 995 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lausanne, 26 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
The Fort de Chillon is a twentieth-century fortification directly adjacent to the medieval Château de Chillon on the edge of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The fort secures the road and rail lines that pass along the lakeshore running east from Lausanne to the mountainous interior of Switzerland. The position is an advanced work protecting the approaches to Fortress Saint-Maurice, part of the Swiss National Redoubt. Deactivated as a military post in 1995, it is privately owned and has been converted into a museum.
Text adapted from “Fort de Chillon” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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