Fort van Koningshooikt
Fort van Koningshooikt is a fort in Lier, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Flanders. Fort van Koningshooikt is situated nearby to the village Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, as well as near the town Sint-Katelijne-Waver.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Franciscus van Saleskerk and Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk.
Sint-Franciscus van Saleskerk
Church
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
Church
Sint-Ursula-Instituut
School
Photo: Alcide, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Ursula-Instituut is a school, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Fort van Koningshooikt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver
Village
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver is a Belgian village roughly 10 km east of Mechelen. Its neighbouring village - Sint-Katelijne-Waver - is part of Onze Lieve Vrouw Waver, and lies approximately 5 km to the west. Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver is situated 2½ km south of Fort van Koningshooikt.
Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Town
Koningshooikt
Village
Photo: Sally V, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koningshooikt is a village that since 1977 forms a municipality with Lier in the Belgian province of Antwerp. In the local dialect Koningshooikt is often called Jut or Koningsjut. Koningshooikt is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort van Koningshooikt.
Fort van Koningshooikt
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort de Koningshoyckt” and “Fort Koningshooikt”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lier, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.08324° or 51° 4′ 60″ northLongitude
4.56689° or 4° 34′ 1″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
9F363HM8+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2351281568OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
“Fort van Koningshooikt” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort van Koningshooikt”
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