Fort Gambetta

The Feste Hindersin renamed Gambetta fort by the French in 1919, is a military installation near Metz. It is part of the first fortified belt of forts of Metz and had its baptism of fire in late 1944, when Battle of Metz occurred.

Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gare de Woippy and Gare de Metz-Nord.

Gare de Woippy

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Gare de Woippy is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km west of Fort Gambetta.

Gare de Metz-Nord

Railway stop

Gare de Metz-Nord

Photo: Occitandu34, FAL.

Gare de Metz-Nord is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km south of Fort Gambetta.

La Maxe power plant

La Maxe power plant

Photo: NavyEX, CC BY-SA 3.0.

La Maxe power plant is situated 1¼ km northeast of Fort Gambetta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woippy and Les Îles.

Woippy

Town

Photo: Freddo, Public domain.

Woippy is a French commune in the Moselle department, Grand Est, located near Metz. Woippy houses the 6th Régiment du matériel. Woippy-Triage is the largest classification yard in France.

Les Îles

Quarter

Photo: Graoully, CC BY 3.0.

Les Îles is a quarter, which is situated 3 km south of Fort Gambetta.

Ancienne Ville

Quarter

Photo: Ga5775, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ancienne Ville is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km south of Fort Gambetta.

Fort Gambetta

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Woippy, Arrondissement of Metz-Ville, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.15141° or 49° 9′ 5″ north

Longitude

6.17618° or 6° 10′ 34″ east

Open location code

8FX8552G+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Fort Gambetta” goes by many names.

French: “fort Gambetta”
French: “Fort Gambetta”
German: “Feste Hindersin”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stade Saint-Eloy and La Boule de Woippy.

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