Fort IX

Fort IX is a fort in , , which is located on Szosa Okrężna. Access is restricted and requires permission. Fort IX is situated near the university , as well as near .
Photo: Michał Madajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: part of the defences of Torun, Poland
  • Also known as: “Fort Heinrich von Plauen” and “Fort IX Bolesława Chrobrego”
  • Address: Szosa Okrężna 4

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Toruń Plaza and Motoarena Toruń.

Shopping center
Photo: Mateuszgdynia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a shopping center, which is situated 250 metres east of Fort IX.

Stadium
Photo: Kolofsson, Public domain.
im. Mariana Rosego is a multi-use stadium in , Poland. It is currently used mostly for motorcycle speedway matches and it is used for car racing and concerts and it is the home stadium of KS Toruń in the Speedway Ekstraliga. is situated 1 km northwest of Fort IX.

University
Photo: Mateuszgdynia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km northeast of Fort IX.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mała Nieszawka and Przedmieście Świętej Katarzyny.

Village
Photo: Clerkus, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
is a village in the administrative district of , within , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. is situated 3 km south of Fort IX.

Neighborhood
Photo: Mateuszgdynia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km east of Fort IX.

Village
Photo: Eder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called . is situated 4 km southwest of Fort IX.

Fort IX

Latitude
53.01559° or 53° 0′ 56″ north
Longitude
18.55855° or 18° 33′ 31″ east
Established
1889–1893
Levels
2
Open location code
9F5W2H85+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 551321673
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q9261611
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In Other Languages

From German to Vietnamese—“Fort IX” goes by many names.
  • German: “Fort IX”
  • Polish: “Fort IX Twierdzy Toruń”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo đài IX Toruń”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: UMK Wydział Sztuk Pięknych, Instytut Zabytkoznawstwa i Konserwatorstwa and Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika.

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