Fort Souville
Fort Souville, briefly called Fort Lemoine, was one of the forts of the Verdun Fortification District, situated in the commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont.Photo: Clicgauche, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Verdun Memorial and Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Europe de Fleury-devant-Douaumont.
Verdun Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War. It is situated on the battlefield, close to the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the département of Meuse in north-eastern France. Verdun Memorial is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Souville.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Europe de Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Church
Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Europe de Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Fort Souville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verdun.
Verdun
Photo: Duhjeroen, Public domain.
Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there.
Fort Souville
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: fort, building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.18785° or 49° 11′ 16″ northLongitude
5.43905° or 5° 26′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FX75CQQ+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 417173253OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
military=fortressWikidata ID
Q1438859
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Fort Souville” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “苏维要塞”
- Chinese: “蘇維要塞”
- Dutch: “Fort van Souville”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سوفيل”
- French: “fort de Souville”
- French: “Fort de souville”
- French: “Fort de Souville”
- French: “Fort De Souville”
- German: “Fort de Souville”
- German: “Fort Souville”
- Italian: “Fort de Souville”
- Italian: “Fort Souville”
- Japanese: “スーヴィル要塞”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Souville and Batterie de Souville.
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