Fort 7

Fort 7 is a fort in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Fort 7 is situated nearby to Schoonselhof cemetery, as well as near the town Wilrijk.

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Type: Fort
Description: fort, which is part of the defence line of Antwerp, Belgium
Also known as: “Binnenfort (Fort 7)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schoonselhof cemetery and Sorghvliedt Castle.

Schoonselhof cemetery

Cemetery

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Schoonselhof Cemetery is located in Hoboken, Antwerp, a suburb of Antwerp, Belgium. Schoonselhof Cemetery has an Islamic and Jewish section. There is also a Commonwealth war graves plot containing the graves of 1,557 British Commonwealth service personnel who… Schoonselhof cemetery is situated 660 metres west of Fort 7.

Sorghvliedt Castle

Castle

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Sorghvliedt Castle is a building in Belgium with a history dating back to the 16th century. It was originally a farm building called Wickeleynde owned by the merchant Jean Plaquet and his wife Maria Leydeckers. Sorghvliedt Castle is situated 2 km west of Fort 7.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilrijk and Hoboken.

Wilrijk

Town

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Wilrijk is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and Wilrijk became one of the city's nine districts.

Hoboken

Town

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Hoboken is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of Antwerp, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located at the Scheldt river. The name of the district has its origins in Middle Dutch.