Fort de Liers
The Fort de Liers is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Liers railway station and Milmort railway station.
Milmort railway station
Railway stop
Milmort railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort de Liers.
Cemetery of Sainte-Walburge
Cemetery
Cemetery of Sainte-Walburge is situated 4 km south of Fort de Liers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liers and Herstal.
Herstal
Town
Herstal, formerly known as Heristal, or Héristal, is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It lies along the Meuse river. Herstal is situated 5 km southeast of Fort de Liers.
Fort de Liers
- Type: Fort
- Description: 19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Juprelle, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.6997° or 50° 41′ 59″ north
Longitude
5.58199° or 5° 34′ 55″ east
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
9F27MHXJ+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort de Liers” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Liers”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ليرس”
- French: “fort de Liers”
- French: “Fort de Liers”
- German: “Fort Liers”
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