Fort de Dailly
The Fort de Dailly is the largest component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland.Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St-Maurice railway station and Dent de Morcles.
St-Maurice railway station
Railway station
Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St-Maurice railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saint-Maurice, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and the terminus of the Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice line. St-Maurice railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Fort de Dailly.
Dent de Morcles
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dent de Morcles is a 2,969 metres high mountain located at western end of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone between Martigny and St. Maurice. Dent de Morcles is situated 3½ km east of Fort de Dailly.
Saint-Maurice Castle
Castle
Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Maurice Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Maurice of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Saint-Maurice Castle is situated 2½ km northwest of Fort de Dailly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morcles and Lavey-les-Bains.
Morcles
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morcles is a village and former municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1043 as Morcles.
Lavey-les-Bains
Village
Lavey-les-Bains is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Lavey-les-Bains is located in the former municipality Lavey. In 1852 Lavey municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles.
Lavey-Village
Village
Lavey-Village is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village was first recorded in the year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto.
Fort de Dailly
- Type: Bunker
- Description: fortification in Switzerland
- Categories: fort, fortress, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Lavey-Morcles, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.20719° or 46° 12′ 26″ northLongitude
7.02913° or 7° 1′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8FR9624H+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 434359615OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q3078171
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort de Dailly” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort de Dailly”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دى ديلى”
- French: “fort de Dailly”
- French: “Fort de Dailly”
- German: “«Dailly» A 250”
- German: “«Savatan» A 200”
- German: “Festung Dailly”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pilier de la Pissechèvre and Musée CIPAD.
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