Fort Tenna Werk Tenna
At a height of 608 metres above sea level, this fort consisted, together with Fort Colle delle Benne on the opposite front and following the usual Austrian military layout, the tenaille of Valsugana covering even the plain towards Caldonazzo. From the fort the Monterovere road was constantly guarded as it was the road that led to the fortifications of Lavarone and the higher plains of Vezzena. It consisted of two levels: on the ground floor there were the facilities and on the upper floor rooms with embrasures. Four of these were placed facing Valsugana, two facing Fort Colle delle Benne and two facing Caldonazzo. The front facade had four 7 metres high semi-columns (still visible) with an elliptical shape.
Armaments: 8 12cm M80 cannons placed in a casemate in two batteries 2 10cm M5 Howitzers in armoured rotating domes. 4 machine guns.
Source: http://www.trentinograndeguerra.it/context.jsp?area=100&ID_LINK=242&id_context=177
Notes on the accessibility to the site
The parking consists in a rest area; other rest area near the indicated entrance gate, to follow, access road to the flat, gravel, about 20 meters long. The area surrounding the structure has mixed and irregular pavement (maximum slope of 8%) with porphyry pebbles and thick gravel.
Information collected by the staff of the Cooperative HandiCREA.
