Fort Girardin

Fort Girardin is a fort in , , . Fort Girardin is situated nearby to the military installation , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mont Saint-Quentin in Moselle Valley and Robert Schuman’s House.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Mount Saint-Quentin is a summit that lays in to the west of the area. Due to its location, it played a strategic role in observation, protection, and communication for the city of Metz located below.

Museum
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Girardin.

Church
Photo: Tehkni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 760 metres south of Fort Girardin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montigny-lès-Metz and Woippy.

Town
Photo: Infofiltrage, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . It is the largest suburb of the city of , and is adjacent to it on the west. is situated 3½ km southeast of Fort Girardin.

Town
Photo: Freddo, Public domain.
is a French commune in the department, , located near . houses the 6th Régiment du matériel. Woippy-Triage is the largest classification yard in France. is situated 4½ km northeast of Fort Girardin.

Quarter
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
The is a district of the city of , in the région of Grand-Est, in eastern France, initially built between 1902 and 1914 by the government of the ruling German Wilhelmine Empire, during the period of annexation of Alsace-Lorraine. is situated 4½ km east of Fort Girardin.

Fort Girardin

Latitude
49.12069° or 49° 7′ 15″ north
Longitude
6.11486° or 6° 6′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FX844C7+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238844834
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
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Satellite Map

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