Casemate de Bourges

Casemate de Bourges is a ruins in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Casemate de Bourges is situated nearby to Fort Douaumont, as well as near the ruins Abri TD 3.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Douaumont and Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont.

Fort Douaumont

Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France, since the 1890s. Fort Douaumont is situated 100 metres northeast of Casemate de Bourges.

Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont

Church

Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont is a church, which is situated 620 metres northwest of Casemate de Bourges.

Douaumont Ossuary

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. Douaumont Ossuary is situated 1¼ km southwest of Casemate de Bourges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gremilly and Verdun.

Gremilly

Village

Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gremilly is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Gremilly is situated 7 km northeast of Casemate de Bourges.

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.

Casemate de Bourges

Type: Ruins
Categories: building, historic site, and military installation
Location: Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.21624° or 49° 12′ 59″ north

Longitude

5.43779° or 5° 26′ 16″ east

Open location code

8FX76C8Q+F4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 457912168

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

military=casemate

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