Fort van Bornem
Fort van Bornem is a fort in Bornem, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Flanders which is located on Barelstraat. Fort van Bornem is situated nearby to the village Oppuurs, as well as near Hingene.Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort de Bornhem”
- Address: Barelstraat 228
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oppuurs train station and Motte den Dulft.
Oppuurs train station
Railway station
Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oppuurs train station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort van Bornem.
Motte den Dulft
Archaeological site
Photo: Queeste, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Motte den Dulft is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km north of Fort van Bornem.
Sint-Jan en Sint-Amanduskerk
Church
Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Jan en Sint-Amanduskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Fort van Bornem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oppuurs and Hingene.
Oppuurs
Village
Photo: ToonDG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oppuurs is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is a part of the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands. Oppuurs has 2,048 inhabitants as of 2021.
Hingene
Village
Hingene is a village and deelgemeente of the municipality of Bornem in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The village is bordered to the north by the Scheldt and to the east by the Rupel. It is located about 16 kilometres south-west of the city of Antwerp. Hingene is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort van Bornem.
Puurs
Village
Puurs is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is located in the Flemish Region. The municipality comprised the towns of Breendonk, Liezele, Kalfort, Ruisbroek and Puurs proper. Puurs is situated 3½ km east of Fort van Bornem.
Fort van Bornem
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bornem, Arrondissement of Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.08246° or 51° 4′ 57″ northLongitude
4.23435° or 4° 14′ 4″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9F3636JM+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 892425159OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
2801446Wikidata ID
Q2681436
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In Other Languages
“Fort van Bornem” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort van Bornem”
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