Fort Desaix

Fort Desaix is a fort in Mundolsheim, Arrondissement de Strasbourg, Grand Est. Fort Desaix is situated nearby to the railway stop Mundolsheim, as well as near the town Hœnheim.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mundolsheim and Église Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours de Mundolsheim.

Mundolsheim

Railway stop

Photo: Pehaha, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mundolsheim is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km north of Fort Desaix.

Église Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours de Mundolsheim

Church

Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours de Mundolsheim is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Desaix.

Fort Ducrot

Fort

Photo: Oonoqi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Ducrot is situated 1½ km west of Fort Desaix.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hœnheim and Schiltigheim.

Hœnheim

Town

Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hœnheim or Hoenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Hœnheim is situated 3 km southeast of Fort Desaix.

Schiltigheim is a commune located north of the city of Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department within the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Schiltigheim is located in the historical and cultural region of Alsace which has been administratively integrated into the European Collectivity of Alsace since January 1, 2021. Schiltigheim is situated 4 km southeast of Fort Desaix.

Cité de l’Ill

Suburb

Photo: Strassocia, Public domain.

Cité de l’Ill is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Fort Desaix.

Fort Desaix

Type: Fort
Description: fort in Strasbourg, France
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Mundolsheim, Arrondissement de Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.63777° or 48° 38′ 16″ north

Longitude

7.72467° or 7° 43′ 29″ east

Elevation

156 metres (512 feet)

Open location code

8FW9JPQF+4V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 239140438

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

3021549

Wikidata ID

Q16507878

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Fort Desaix” goes by many names.

French: “fort Desaix”
French: “Fort Desaix”
French: “Fort Roon”
German: “Fort Desaix”
German: “Fort Roon”

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