Fort Olizy

Fort Olizy is a fort in Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg. Fort Olizy is situated nearby to the railway station Rout Bréck-Pafendall, as well as near the cave Entrée Fort Niedergrünewald.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Thüngen and MUDAM.

Fort Thüngen

Fort

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Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is located in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg district, in the north-east of the city. Fort Thüngen is situated 310 metres southeast of Fort Olizy.

MUDAM

Museum

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The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art, abbreviated to Mudam, is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen, on the southwestern edge of the Kirchberg-plateau, in close proximity to many of the European Union institutions based within the city. MUDAM is situated 320 metres southeast of Fort Olizy.

Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station

Railway station

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Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station is a rail station on CFL Line 10, in the north of Luxembourg City which opened in December 2017. It is located above Rue Saint-Mathieu in the Pfaffenthal district, below the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, overlooking the Alzette River. Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station is situated 280 metres west of Fort Olizy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pfaffenthal and Bock.

Pfaffenthal

Suburb

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Pfaffenthal is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The district owes its name to the German words Pfaffen, meaning monk, and Tal, meaning valley, as the area was once administered by the Benedictine Abbey in Altmünster.

Bock

Locality

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The Bock is a promontory in the eastern corner of Luxembourg City's historical upper town, the Ville Haute. It was here that Count Siegfried built his Castle of Lucilinburhuc in 963, providing a basis for the development of the town that became Luxembourg.

Ville Haute

Suburb

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The Ville-Haute is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the historic center of Luxembourg City and is involved in its UNESCO World Heritage Site status.

Fort Olizy

Type: Fort
Categories: destroyed building or structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

49.61873° or 49° 37′ 7″ north

Longitude

6.13678° or 6° 8′ 12″ east

Open location code

8FX8J49P+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5459427573

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q13102620

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In Other Languages

From French to Luxembourgish—“Fort Olizy” goes by many names.

French: “fort Olizy”
French: “Fort Olizy”
French: “Redoute Olizy”
Luxembourgish: “Fort Olisy”
Luxembourgish: “Fort Olizy”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Entrée Fort Olizy and Rout Bréck-Pafendall.

Nearby Places

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