Fort de Guentrange
The Fort de Guentrange dominates Thionville in the Moselle department of France. It was built by Germany next to the town of the same name in the late 19th century after the annexation of the Moselle following the Franco-Prussian War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mottenberg, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: museum in France
- Also known as: “Fort Guentrange”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Urbain de Guentrange and Chapelle Saint-Isidore de Elange.
Église Saint-Urbain de Guentrange
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
Église Saint-Urbain de Guentrange is a church, which is situated 520 metres southeast of Fort de Guentrange.
Chapelle Saint-Isidore de Elange
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
Chapelle Saint-Isidore de Elange is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Fort de Guentrange.
Château de La Grange
Castle
Photo: Château de La Grange, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de La Grange is an historic château in Manom, Moselle, France. It was built in the 17th century. It belonged to Jean de Bertier de Sauvigny after World War I. It has been listed as an official historical monument since February 28, 1984. Château de La Grange is situated 2½ km east of Fort de Guentrange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elange and Veymerange.
Saint-François
Neighborhood
Saint-François is a district of the French commune of Thionville in the Moselle department and the Grand Est region. It had a population of just over 5,000 in the 2010s. Saint-François is situated 3 km east of Fort de Guentrange.
Fort de Guentrange
- Categories: military museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.37488° or 49° 22′ 30″ northLongitude
6.13341° or 6° 8′ 0″ eastElevation
300 metres (984 feet)Open location code
8FX894FM+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 149944998OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort de Guentrange” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort de Guentrange”
- French: “fort de Guentrange”
- French: “Fort de Guentrange”
- German: “Feste Obergentringen”
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