A Fort

A Fort is a fort in Minden, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, which is located on Festungsstraße. A Fort is situated near the railway station Minden station, as well as near the bridge Gustav-Heinemann-Brücke.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Minden station and Gustav-Heinemann-Brücke.

Minden station

Railway station

Photo: Aeggy, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Minden station is a railway station in Minden. The station is located on the Hanover–Minden railway to Hanover, the Hamm–Minden railway to Hamm and the Verden–Rotenburg railway to Rotenburg an der Wümme. Minden station is situated 460 metres south of A Fort.

Gustav-Heinemann-Brücke

Bridge

Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0.

Gustav-Heinemann-Brücke is a bridge, which is situated 500 metres northwest of A Fort.

Old bridge of Wasserstraßenkreuz Minden

Canal

Photo: Aeggy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old bridge of Wasserstraßenkreuz Minden is a canal, which is situated 1 km northwest of A Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dankersen and Neesen.

Dankersen

Suburb

Photo: Ingo2802, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dankersen is a suburb.

Neesen

Suburb

Photo: Elya, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Neesen is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km south of A Fort.

Porta Westfalica

Town

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Porta Westfalica is a town in the district of Minden-Lübbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name "Porta Westfalica" is Latin and means "gate to Westphalia". Porta Westfalica is situated 6 km south of A Fort.

A Fort

Type: Fort
Address: Festungsstraße 20, Minden, 32423
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Minden, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, Teutoburg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.2946° or 52° 17′ 41″ north

Longitude

8.93561° or 8° 56′ 8″ east

Elevation

44 metres (144 feet)

Open location code

9F4C7WVP+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35966834

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

12176015

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In Other Languages

“A Fort” goes by many names.

German: “Fort A”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Grille and Leteln.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Autohaus A. Beyer GmbH & Co. KG and DOC Tankstelle.

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