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Fort Roupel

Fort Roupel is a fortress at the north border of , , built-in 1914. It became part of the fortifications of the Metaxas Line in the 1930s and became famous for its defence during the German invasion of Greece in April 1941.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: military fortification in northern Greece
  • Also known as: “Ohiro Roupel” and “Roupel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Promachonas Railway Station.

Railway station
Promachonas is a village and a former community in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 3 km north of Fort Roupel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Promachonas and Kulata.

Village
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is a village and a former community in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , , in southwestern . As of 2006 it has 892 inhabitants and the mayor is Dimitar Manolev. is situated 5 km north of Fort Roupel.

Village
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is a village in , in , . As of 2013, there were 177 inhabitants. is situated 6 km north of Fort Roupel.

Fort Roupel

Latitude
41.34561° or 41° 20′ 44″ north
Longitude
23.3711° or 23° 22′ 16″ east
Open location code
8GH589WC+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8597576141
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q3078028
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Russian—“Fort Roupel” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Φορτ Рупел”
  • Bulgarian: “Рупел”
  • French: “fort Rupel”
  • French: “Fort Rupel”
  • German: “Fort Rupel”
  • Greek: “Οχυρό Ρούπελ”
  • Greek: “Ρούπελ”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Rupel”
  • Macedonian: “Рупел”
  • Russian: “Рупель”
  • Russian: “Форт Рупел”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roupel Fortress Museum and Τσούκα.

Nearby Places

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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 “Fort Roupel”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.