Fortress of Charlemont
The Fortress of Charlemont is a French stronghold located near the Belgian border on the Meuse. It is a citadel, surrounded by a network of outworks, including the connecting forts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Travelamāns, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Givet station and Fortifications de Givet.
Givet station
Railway station
Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Givet station is a French railway station serving the town Givet, Ardennes department in northeastern France. It is the terminus of the Soissons–Givet railway. Givet station is situated 740 metres northeast of Fortress of Charlemont.
Fortifications de Givet
Public building
Photo: Titoine08, Public domain.
Fortifications de Givet is a public building, which is situated 1 km east of Fortress of Charlemont.
Couvent des Récollectines de Givet
Community center
Photo: Adri08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Couvent des Récollectines de Givet is a community center, which is situated 1 km east of Fortress of Charlemont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agimont and Doische.
Agimont
Village
Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agimont is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Fortress of Charlemont.
Doische
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Doische is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 2,846 inhabitants. The total area is 84.02 km. Doische is situated 4½ km west of Fortress of Charlemont.
Dion
Village
Photo: Lucyin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dion is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Fortress of Charlemont.
Fortress of Charlemont
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortification along the Belgian border in Givet, France
- Categories: architectural structure, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Givet, Arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.13484° or 50° 8′ 5″ northLongitude
4.81199° or 4° 48′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F264RM6+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7811220504OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3078162
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Luxembourgish—“Fortress of Charlemont” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “查理蒙特”
- Dutch: “Fort Charlemont”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة شارلمونت”
- French: “citadelle de Givet”
- French: “fort de Charlemont”
- French: “Fort de Charlemont”
- German: “Citadelle Karlsberg”
- German: “Festung Charlemont”
- German: “Fort de Charlemont”
- Luxembourgish: “Fort de Charlemont”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laser-Game de Charlemont and Accueil site de Charlemont.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fortress of Charlemont”. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.