Fort 8

Fort 8 is a fort in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Fort 8 is situated nearby to Sorghvliedt Castle, as well as near the church Sint-Jozefskerk.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sorghvliedt Castle and Sint-Jozefskerk.

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 660 metres northeast of Fort 8.

Sint-Jozefskerk

Church

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Sint-Jozefskerk is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Fort 8.

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 1½ km east of Fort 8.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoboken and Hemiksem.

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.

Hemiksem

Town

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Hemiksem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Hemiksem proper. In 2021, Hemiksem had a total population of 11,722. The total area is 5.44 km2. Hemiksem is situated 2½ km south of Fort 8.

Fort 8

Type: Fort
Description: fort, which is part of the defence line of Antwerp, Belgium
Categories: park, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.16597° or 51° 9′ 58″ north

Longitude

4.3481° or 4° 20′ 53″ east

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

9F36588X+96

GeoNames ID

6697847

Wikidata ID

Q2272576

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Romanian—“Fort 8” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fort 8”
French: “fort 8”
French: “Fort VIII”
Romanian: “Fortul 8”

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