Fort Blücher
Fort Blücher is a fort in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Fort Blücher is situated nearby to the bridge Niederrheinbrücke Wesel, as well as near the public building Pegeluhr.Photo: Claus Derksen, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niederrheinbrücke Wesel and Wesel Citadel.
Niederrheinbrücke Wesel
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niederrheinbrücke Wesel is a bridge, which is situated 370 metres northeast of Fort Blücher.
Wesel Citadel
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wesel Citadel is the largest intact fortification system of the Rhineland, built 1688–1722 in Wesel. It was built according to plans by Johan de Corbin, in the form of a pentagonal star, with each point of the star being a bastion. Wesel Citadel is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort Blücher.
LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel
Museum
Photo: Wikischreiberin16, CC BY-SA 4.0.
LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort Blücher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wesel and Lippedorf.
Wesel
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wesel is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.
Lippedorf
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Rybka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lippedorf is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km east of Fort Blücher.
Fusternberg
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fusternberg is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northeast of Fort Blücher.
Fort Blücher
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.64378° or 51° 38′ 38″ northLongitude
6.59754° or 6° 35′ 51″ eastInception
1813Open location code
9F38JHVX+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 245551992OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q1438457
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In Other Languages
“Fort Blücher” goes by many names.
- German: “Fort Blücher”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pegeluhr and Bunker.
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