cloche d’observation

cloche d’observation is a military installation in Theux, Arrondissement of Verviers, Wallonia. cloche d’observation is situated nearby to Fort de Tancrémont, as well as near the military installation Tourelle de 75 mm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort de Tancrémont and Sanctuaire de Tancrémont.

Fort de Tancrémont

Fort

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The Fort de Tancrémont is a Belgian fortification located about 3 kilometres south of Pepinster. The fort was built in the 1930s as part of the fortified position of Liège, augmenting the twelve original forts built to defend Liège in the 1880s with four more forts closer to the Belgian frontier with Germany.

Sanctuaire de Tancrémont

Church

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Sanctuaire de Tancrémont is a church, which is situated 600 metres west of cloche d’observation.

Pepinster-Cité railway station

Railway station

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Pepinster-Cité railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of cloche d’observation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tancrémont and Juslenville.

Tancrémont

Hamlet

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Tancrémont is a hamlet of Wallonia split between the municipalities of Pepinster and Theux, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The north side of 666 National Road that crosses the hamlet is part of the municipality of Pepinster.