Fort VIII

Fort VIII is an archaeological site in Cologne, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia. Fort VIII is situated nearby to the golf course Marienburger Golf-Club, as well as near the fire station Feuer- und Rettungswache 2 - Marienburg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Südpark and Forstbotanischer Garten Köln.

Südpark

Park

Photo: Severinus1970, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Südpark is situated 640 metres northwest of Fort VIII.

The Forstbotanischer Garten Köln is an arboretum and woodland botanical garden located at Schillingsrotterstraße 100, Rodenkirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Forstbotanischer Garten Köln is situated 800 metres southeast of Fort VIII.

Kölner Festungsmuseum

Museum

Photo: Schwienbacher, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kölner Festungsmuseum is situated 1 km northeast of Fort VIII.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raderthal and Bayenthal.

Raderthal

Suburb

Since the last administrative reform in 1975, the City of Cologne is made up of nine Stadtbezirke and 86 Stadtteile. Stadtbezirk literally translates as city district, which are further subdivided into Stadtteile.

Bayenthal

Suburb

Photo: ZH2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bayenthal is a neighbourhood of Cologne, Germany and part of the district of Rodenkirchen. Bayenthal lies on the left bank of the river Rhine, between the district of Innenstadt to the North and Marienburg neighbourhood to the South.

Zollstock

Suburb

Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zollstock is a district of Cologne in the borough of Rodenkirchen. Situated west of the river Rhine, Zollstock was first mentioned in 1877 and experienced increased development from the 1880s onwards. Zollstock is situated 3 km northwest of Fort VIII.

Fort VIII

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.89196° or 50° 53′ 31″ north

Longitude

6.97684° or 6° 58′ 37″ east

Open location code

9F28VXRG+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1354445212

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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