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Ouvrage Bambesch

Ouvrage Bambesch is a lesser work of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Faulquemont, the ouvrage consists of three infantry blocks, and is located between petits ouvrages and , facing .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: military museum
  • Also known as: “Fort du Bambesch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ouvrage Kerfent and Chapelle Saint-Antoine de Bambiderstroff.

Fort
Photo: Kerfent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lesser work of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Faulquemont, the ouvrage consists of three infantry blocks and an observation block, and is located between petits ouvrages Mottemberg and Bambesch, facing . is situated 1½ km north of Ouvrage Bambesch.

Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Ouvrage Bambesch.

Monastery
Photo: Jean-Marc Pascolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a monastery, which is situated 2 km east of Ouvrage Bambesch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Avold.

Town
Photo: BenduKiwi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . It is situated twenty-eight miles east of , France and seventeen miles southwest of , Germany. is situated 7 km east of Ouvrage Bambesch.

Ouvrage Bambesch

Latitude
49.11629° or 49° 6′ 59″ north
Longitude
6.60661° or 6° 36′ 24″ east
Elevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)
Inception
1932
Open location code
8FX84J84+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 294991232
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11959097
Wiki­data ID
Q606473
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Ouvrage Bambesch” goes by many names.

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