Fort de Hollogne
The Fort de Hollogne 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Liège Airport and Château de Mons-lez-Liège.
Liège Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Vberger, Public domain.
Liege Airport, previously called Liege-Bierset Airport, is an international airport located in Grâce-Hollogne, 5 nautical miles west of the city of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.
Château de Mons-lez-Liège
Castle
Photo: flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château de Mons-lez-Liège is a castle, which is situated 2 km south of Fort de Hollogne.
Bierset-Awans railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Japplemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bierset-Awans railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Fort de Hollogne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grâce-Hollogne and Awans.
Grâce-Hollogne
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grâce-Hollogne is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation, separated from Liège city centre by the municipality of Saint-Nicolas.
Awans
Village
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Awans is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Awans had a total population of 8,696. The total area is 27.16 km.
Seraing
Town
Photo: flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seraing is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Ougrée, and Seraing. Seraing is situated 4½ km southeast of Fort de Hollogne.
Fort de Hollogne
- Type: Fort
- Description: 19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
- Categories: military museum, historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Grâce-Hollogne, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.64621° or 50° 38′ 46″ northLongitude
5.46585° or 5° 27′ 57″ eastElevation
182 metres (597 feet)Inception
1881Open location code
9F27JFW8+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 147550746OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort de Hollogne” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Hollogne”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دى هولونى”
- French: “fort de Hollogne”
- French: “Fort de Hollogne”
- German: “Fort Hollogne”
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