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.Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Thüngen and MUDAM.
Fort Thüngen
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is sited in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city. Fort Thüngen is situated 310 metres southeast of Fort Olizy.
MUDAM
Museum
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
Photo: MMFE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 quarter, 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
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Altmunster.
Bock
Locality
Photo: Caranorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bock is a promontory in the north-eastern corner of Luxembourg City's old historical district. 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
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.61873° or 49° 37′ 7″ northLongitude
6.13678° or 6° 8′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8FX8J49P+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 5459427573OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata 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”
- Luxembourgish: “Fort Olisy”
- Luxembourgish: “Fort Olizy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Entrée Fort Olizy and Rout Bréck-Pafendall.
Nearby Places
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