Batteria Statuto

At the end of the 19th century, during Giuseppe Zanardelli’s renovation of defence equipment, the Statuto Battery was built in the area overlooking Lake Idro, occupying the roadway as a barrage and having the same characteristics as the Rocca Vecchia Battery, including the drawbridges over the state road, whose road surfaces were not raised to match the iron gates, but were pushed by winches into special loculi (rooms) protected by iron gates. These two batteries made it possible to cover the entire lower area of Lake Idro, as far as the opposite shore, and the road in front of the fortress from the firing range. In addition, to connect the batteries, a low wall with loopholes was built on the lake shore, which made it possible to completely close off the defensive area of the Rocca.

During their retreat at the end of April 1945, the German troops attempted to demolish the battery with explosive charges, but this was only partially successful.