Fort X

Fort X is a fort in Cologne, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia which is located on Neusser Wall. Fort X is situated nearby to the church Thomaskirche, as well as near the sports venue Lentpark.

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Type: Fort
Description: rose garden
Also known as: “Fort X of Cologne Fortifications”
Address: Neusser Wall 33, Köln, 50670
Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thomaskirche and Cologne Cathedral.

Thomaskirche

Church

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Thomaskirche is a church, which is situated 130 metres southeast of Fort X.

Cologne Cathedral

Church

Cologne Cathedral

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Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Cologne Cathedral is situated 2 km south of Fort X.

Lentpark

Sports venue

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Lentpark is a sports venue, which is situated 250 metres northeast of Fort X.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agnesviertel and Clouth quarter.

Agnesviertel

Neighborhood

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Agnesviertel is a neighborhood.

Clouth quarter

Neighborhood

Photo: Charly Whisky, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Clouth quarter is a neighborhood.

Sechzigviertel

Neighborhood

Photo: Mabit1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sechzigviertel is a neighborhood.

Fort X

Categories: rose garden, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.95737° or 50° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

6.96156° or 6° 57′ 42″ east

Elevation

54 metres (177 feet)

Levels

2

Open location code

9F28XX46+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

OpenStreetMap attribute

roof-shape=flat

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Fort X” goes by many names.

Danish: “Fort X af Köln Befæstninger”
Dutch: “Fort X van Keulen Vestingwerken”
Finnish: “Kölnin linnoitusten linnake X”
French: “Fort X de Cologne Fortifications”
French: “fort X”
German: “Fort X (Köln)”
German: “Fort X des Festungsrings Köln”
German: “Fort X, Prinz Wilhelm von Preußen”
German: “Fort X”
Italian: “Forte X di Colonia Fortificazioni”
Russian: “Форт X укреплений Кёльна”
Spanish: “Fuerte X de Colonia Fortificaciones”
Swedish: “Fort X av Köln Befästningar”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Fort X”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kamelien and Italienische Kaskaden.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Lentpark and Katholische Jugend St. Agnes.

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