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 650 metres northeast of Fort 8.

Sint-Jozefskerk

Church

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.

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

Schoonselhof cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 Hemiksem and Kruibeke.

Hemiksem

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

Kruibeke

Town

Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kruibeke is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bazel, Kruibeke proper and Rupelmonde. Kruibeke is situated 3 km west of Fort 8.

Fort 8

Categories: park, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.16616° or 51° 9′ 58″ north

Longitude

4.34814° or 4° 20′ 53″ east

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

9F36588X+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 335220365

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

6697847

Wikidata ID

Q2272576

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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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