Fort d’Emines
The Fort d'Emines is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Caemir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort de Cognelée and Chapelle d’Hastimoulin.
Fort de Cognelée
Bunker
Photo: Caemir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de Cognelée is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Fort de Cognelée is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort d’Emines.
Chapelle d’Hastimoulin
Church
Photo: Grentidez, Public domain.
Chapelle d’Hastimoulin is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Fort d’Emines.
Rhisnes railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rhisnes railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km west of Fort d’Emines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Émines and Frizet.
Émines
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Émines is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Bruyère, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977.
Saint-Marc
Village
Saint-Marc is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.
Fort d’Emines
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: fort, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Namur, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.50671° or 50° 30′ 24″ northLongitude
4.85051° or 4° 51′ 2″ eastElevation
193 metres (633 feet)Open location code
9F26GV42+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 61990164OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2798775Wikidata ID
Q5472451
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Fort d’Emines” goes by many names.
- French: “fort d’Émines”
- French: “Fort d’Émines”
- Polish: “Fort d’Emines”
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