La Mothe-en-Bassigny

A citadel of the Duchy of Lorraine, La Mothe-en-Bassigny was built up over centuries to fight back intermittent waves of invaders, by whose hands it was besieged in 1634 leading to its surrender, temporary return to the Duke, three further sieges and ordered destruction in 1645.
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  • Type: Forest
  • Description: former citadel in La Mothe-en-Bassigny, France
  • Also known as: “Cité de la Mothe”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Léger de Soulaucourt-sur-Mouzon and Église Saint-Gérard de Sommerécourt.

Church
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gendreville.

Village
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in northeastern .

La Mothe-en-Bassigny

Latitude
48.212° or 48° 12′ 43″ north
Longitude
5.6842° or 5° 41′ 3″ east
Open location code
8FW76M6M+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 63865094
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q3210882
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“La Mothe-en-Bassigny” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Mothe and Ruines de Lamothe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Église Notre-Dame-en-sa-Nativité d’Outremécourt and GAEC Morlot.

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