Vauban
Vauban is a neighbourhood to the south of the town centre in Freiburg, Germany. It was built as "a sustainable model district" on the site of a former French military base named after Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, the 17th century French Marshal who built fortifications in Freiburg while the region was under French rule.
- Quarter with about 5,150 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 260 metres (840 feet)
- …is also known as “Vauban, Freiburg”
- Description: District of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Places of Interest
Highlights include SUSI and L’art de la guerre.
L’art de la guerre
L’art de la guerre is a work of art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merzhausen and Haslach.
Merzhausen
Merzhausen is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Vauban
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Latitude
47.97637° or 47° 58′ 35″ north
Longitude
7.82361° or 7° 49′ 25″ east
Open location code
8FV9XRGF+GC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Vauban” goes by many names.
VaubanBasque
沃邦Chinese
沃邦 (弗賴堡)Chinese
沃邦 (弗赖堡)Chinese
VaubanCzech
VaubanDutch
VaubanEsperanto
VaubanFinnish
Wandelgarten VaubanGreek
Βάντελγκαρτεν ΦάουμπανGreek
VaubanIrish
ヴォーバンJapanese
ヴォーバン地区Japanese
ووبانPersian
ووبان، فرایبورگPersian
VaubanPolish
Vauban (Fryburg Bryzgowijski)Polish
VaubanSwedish
VaubanSwiss German
VaubanVietnamese
Vauban, FreiburgVietnamese
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Localities in the Area
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