Fort Vaux

Fort Vaux, in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, , , was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the city of .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 342 metres (1,122 feet)
  • Description: fort located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Philippe-et-Saint-Jacques de Vaux-devant-Damloup and Fort Douaumont.
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is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Fort Vaux.
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was the largest and highest fort on the… is situated 3 km northwest of Fort Vaux.
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, briefly called Fort Lemoine, was one… is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Vaux.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verdun and Gremilly.
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is a city in the department in , northeastern .
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is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . is situated 9 km north of Fort Vaux.
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is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . is situated 9 km northeast of Fort Vaux.

Fort Vaux

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Latitude
49.20049° or 49° 12′ 2″ north
Longitude
5.47016° or 5° 28′ 13″ east
Open location code
8FX76F2C+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 246015001
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
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historic=­fort
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military=­fort
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tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11428908
Wiki­data ID
Q1438801

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Fort Vaux” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “沃堡”
  • Chinese: “沃要塞”
  • Chinese: “法乌克斯要塞”
  • Chinese: “法烏克斯要塞”
  • Danish: “Fort Vaux”
  • Danish: “Vaux”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Vaux”
  • Dutch: “Fort Vaux”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن فو”
  • French: “fort de Vaux”
  • French: “Fort de Vaux”
  • German: “Fort de Vaux”
  • German: “Fort Vaux”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר וו”
  • Italian: “Fort de Vaux”
  • Italian: “fort Vaux”
  • Italian: “forte di Vaux”
  • Japanese: “ヴォー堡塁”
  • Japanese: “ヴォー要塞”
  • Polish: “Fort de Vaux”
  • Polish: “Fort Vaux”
  • Portuguese: “Forte Vaux”
  • Spanish: “Fort de Vaux”
  • Spanish: “Fort Vaux”
  • Turkish: “Vaux Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

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