Ouvrage Galgenberg
Ouvrage Galgenberg forms a portion of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line. It is situated in the Cattenom Forest, near the gros ouvrage Kobenbusch and petit ouvrage Oberheid.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Synagogue de Cattenom and Ouvrage Sentzich.
Synagogue de Cattenom
Synagogue
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
Synagogue de Cattenom is situated 750 metres southeast of Ouvrage Galgenberg.
Ouvrage Sentzich
Bunker
Photo: Morten Jensen, CC BY 2.0.
Ouvrage Sentzich is part of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line. The petit ouvrage for infantry is located to the south of gros ouvrage Galgenberg, on the edge of the main road to Luxembourg near the village of Sentzich. Ouvrage Sentzich is situated 620 metres southeast of Ouvrage Galgenberg.
Église Saint-Jacques de Sentzich
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
Église Saint-Jacques de Sentzich is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Ouvrage Galgenberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sentzich and Gavisse.
Gavisse
Village
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
Gavisse is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Husange
Village
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
Husange is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Ouvrage Galgenberg.
Ouvrage Galgenberg
- Type: Fort
- Description: ouvrage of the Maginot Line
- Categories: military museum, historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cattenom, Arrondissement de Thionville, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.42539° or 49° 25′ 31″ northLongitude
6.25563° or 6° 15′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8FX8C7G4+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 164126198OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q511305
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hebrew—“Ouvrage Galgenberg” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ouvrage Galgenberg”
- French: “ouvrage du Galgenberg”
- French: “Ouvrage du Galgenberg”
- German: “Ouvrage Galgenberg”
- Hebrew: “מבצר גלגנברג”
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Highlights include Ouvrage Maginot du Galgenberg and Galgenberg.
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