Forte de Santa Luzia

Fort Santa Luzia is located in Alentejo, in the city of Elvas, district of Portalegre, in Portugal.

The Santa Luzia Fort has been classified as a National Monument since 1940. Together with Fort Piedade, Fort São Francisco, Fort São Mamede and Fort São Pedro, it was part of the defense of the stronghold of Elvas and is part of the complex of the "Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications" classified since June 30, 2012 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Repeatedly besieged during the War of Restoration of Independence, it was during the siege of the city of Elvas, led by the Spanish commander Don Luis de Haro in 1658, that the fort stood out for its defenders heroic resistance. The siege of 1658 preceded the Battle of the Lines of Elvas on 14 January 1659.

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Forte de Santa Luziaは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界3,490位（全5,479件中）、ポルトガルの132件では58位にランクされています。1648年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の30%より古い城です（17世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の350件のひとつ）。ポルトガルが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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