Alexander Bastion

Alexander Bastion is a fort in , , . Alexander Bastion is situated nearby to , as well as near the church .
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: was built in 1673 as the part of Western Front, which in turn was the part of Mainz Fortress
  • Also known as: “Bastion Alexander”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mainz Hauptbahnhof and Altmünsterkirche Mainz.

Railway station
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is a railway station for the city of in the German state of . It is used by about 60,000 travelers and visitors each day and is therefore by far the busiest station in Rhineland-Palatinate. is situated 510 metres northwest of Alexander Bastion.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 210 metres northeast of Alexander Bastion.

Tower
Photo: Martin Bahmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siedlung am Fichteplatz and Altstadt.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
is a borough of the state capital , . is known for the former home of first league football club of 1.

Alexander Bastion

Latitude
49.99718° or 49° 59′ 50″ north
Longitude
8.26153° or 8° 15′ 42″ east
Elevation
127 metres (417 feet)
Inception
1673
Open location code
8FXCX7W6+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 763073408
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
12119216
Wiki­data ID
Q19835247
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Alexander Bastion” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Aleksanterin Bastioni”
  • Finnish: “Bastion Alexander”
  • Finnish: “Mainzin linnoituksen Aleksanteri Bastioni”
  • French: “Bastion Alexandre de la forteresse de Mayence”
  • German: “Bastion Alexander”
  • Italian: “Bastione di Alessandro della fortezza di Magonza”
  • Russian: “Bastion Alexander”
  • Russian: “Александр Бастион Майнцской крепости”
  • Russian: “Бастион Александра”
  • Spanish: “Bastión de Alejandro de la fortaleza de Maguncia”
  • Swedish: “Alexanders Bastion av fästningen Mainz”
  • Swedish: “Alexanders bastion”
  • Swedish: “Bastion Alexander”

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Explore places such as Kästrich and Augustusplatz.

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