La pedra angular de la nostra frontera / The northern fortress

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Vista panoràmica del Fort de Salses. Foto feta amb una càmera sovietica KMZ FT-2, fabricada el 1965; Kodak Ektar 100.

El fort de Salses sempre m'ha fascinat. La de vegades que el vaig veure tot passant per l'autopista vers el nord, deixant enrera Catalunya pocs quilometres després. Ja fa anys que el vaig poder visitar un parell de vegades, però ara hi he pogut tornar amb diverses càmeres per recrear-m'hi a plaer.

El fort de Salses és un molt important exemple de fortificació de transició entre l'època medieval i l'època moderna. Fou construit per Ferran II d'Aragó com a defensa de la frontera nord de Catalunya en front els francesos. Es construí sense reparar en despeses entre el 1497 i 1503, substituint el ja antiquat castell medieval (les restes del qual encara estan uns 500m al nord). Realment tingué una historia militar prou moguda, amb setges el 1503, 1639, 1640 i 1642. Els 3 darrers fou conquerida, però després de llargs setges.

Amb la signatura del desgraciat i maleït tractat dels Pirineus, el 1659, Salses perdé la seva importancia estragègica, i els francesos el reconvertiren en guarnició de reraguarda, polvorí i presó.

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_de_Salses

www.forteresse-salses.fr/

www.sapiens.cat/monumentfavorit/monument-favorit-2019/mon...

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A panoramic film picture of the fortress of Salses, taken with a Soviet KMZ FT-2 camera, made in 1965; Kodak Ektar 100.

The fort of Salses has always fascinated me. When I was young I saw it several times passing the motorway towards the north, leaving Catalonia a few kilometers later. I have visited it a couple of times, long ago, but now I have been able to return to it with several cameras to enjoy myself.

The fort of Salses is a very important example of a fortification of transition between the medieval and modern times. It was built by orders of Ferdinand II of Aragon as a defense of the northern border of Catalonia in front of the French. It was built without repairing expenses between 1497 and 1503, replacing the old medieval castle (whose remains are still 500m to the north). It really had a sufficient military history, with sieges in 1503, 1639, 1640 and 1642. The last 3 were successfull, but after long sieges.

With the signing of the unfortunate and cursed treaty of the Pyrenees, in 1659, Salses lost its strategic importance, and the French converted it into a rear garrison, powder store and prison.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_de_Salses

www.forteresse-salses.fr/en/Explore/History-of-the-monument

Taken in: France / Occitanie / Arrondissement de Perpignan / Salses-le-Château (show map)

Taken on: March 29, 2020

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