Wallonia
Liège
Chaudfontaine

Fort d’Embourg

The Fort d'Embourg is one of twelve forts built around , , in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonster Castle and Basilique Notre-Dame de Chèvremont.

Castle
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY 3.0.
is a castle near in , Belgium, sited on a rocky spur in the valley. It was first recorded in the 14th century but its present appearance is that of an 18th-century rebuild by Maximilien-Henri de Horion, which turned it from a stronghold into a pleasure palace, with interiors decorated by Paul-Joseph Delcloche. is situated 1½ km west of Fort d’Embourg.

Church
Photo: Jean-Etienne Poirrier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort d’Embourg.

Railway station
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km north of Fort d’Embourg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chaudfontaine and Tilff.

Town
Photo: Flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality of located in the , . On January 1, 2006, had a total population of 21,012.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort d’Embourg.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Fort d’Embourg.

Fort d’Embourg

Latitude
50.58186° or 50° 34′ 55″ north
Longitude
5.61795° or 5° 37′ 5″ east
Elevation
189 metres (620 feet)
Open location code
9F27HJJ9+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 221820800
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Geo­Names ID
2798782
Wiki­data ID
Q3065741
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to French—“Fort d’Embourg” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fort d’Embourg”
  • Dutch: “Fort Embourg”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Embourg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ديمبورج”
  • French: “fort d’Embourg”
  • French: “Fort d’Embourg”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort d’Embourg”. Photo: Flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.