Cologne Lowland
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Fort IV

Fort IV is a fort in , , which is located on Freimersdorfer Weg. Fort IV is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the cemetery .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: part of the former outer ring of forts in Cologne, Germany, on the left (Western) bank of the River Rhine
  • Also known as: “Bocklemuend Fort IV” and “Bocklemünd Fort IV”
  • Address: Freimersdorfer Weg 2, Köln, 50829
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Johannes vor dem Lateinischen Tore and Jüdischer Friedhof Köln-Bocklemünd.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 270 metres northeast of Fort IV.

Cemetery
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is a cemetery in , . A Jewish burial site since 1918, many of its tombstones are noted for their extravagant artistic designs. is situated 740 metres east of Fort IV.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Fort IV.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bickendorf and Longerich.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Fort IV.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Fort IV.

Suburb
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Nippes is the fifth borough of , Germany. Nippes was incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1888 and the district was created in 1975. A large Ford Europe production plant is located in Niehl, the north-eastern part of the district. is situated 5 km east of Fort IV.

Fort IV

Latitude
50.9714° or 50° 58′ 17″ north
Longitude
6.86138° or 6° 51′ 41″ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Inception
1876
Open location code
9F28XVC6+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44439498
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
12129672
Wiki­data ID
Q96610219
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Fort IV” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Fort IV af Bocklemünd”
  • Dutch: “Fort IV bij Bocklemünd”
  • Finnish: “Bocklemündin linnake IV”
  • French: “Fort IV de Bocklemünd”
  • German: “Fort IV”
  • Italian: “Forte IV di Bocklemünd”
  • Russian: “Форт IV в Боклемюнде”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte IV de Bocklemünd”
  • Swedish: “Fort IV av Bocklemünd”

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