Fort de Boncelles
The Fort de Boncelles is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: fort in Belgium
- Also known as: “Tour d’aération du Fort de Boncelles”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stade Maurice Dufrasne and University hospital center of Liège.
Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Stadium
Photo: Vberger, Public domain.
The Stade Maurice Dufrasne is a football stadium in Liège, Belgium. The stadium holds 27,670 people. It is also known as Stade de Sclessin, from the name of the quarter of Liège where it is located, and is the home stadium of Standard Liège. Stade Maurice Dufrasne is situated 3½ km north of Fort de Boncelles.
University hospital center of Liège
Hospital
University hospital center of Liège is situated 3 km east of Fort de Boncelles.
Roche aux Faucons
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
Roche aux Faucons is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Fort de Boncelles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seraing and Tilff.
Seraing
Town
Photo: flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seraing is a municipality and city in Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Ougrée, and Seraing. Seraing is situated 4 km north of Fort de Boncelles.
Tilff
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tilff is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Fort de Boncelles.
Flémalle
Town
Photo: Xofc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flémalle is a municipality of Wallonia within the Liège Province in Belgium. As of 2024, it has a population of 27,002, and together with the municipalities of Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, and Ans, forms the Liège metropolitan area, with a total population of 381,340. Flémalle is situated 4½ km northwest of Fort de Boncelles.
Fort de Boncelles
- Categories: fort, military museum, and building
- Location: Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.57918° or 50° 34′ 45″ northLongitude
5.5248° or 5° 31′ 29″ eastOpen location code
9F27HGHF+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 683254144OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q2152881
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Fort de Boncelles” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “邦塞勒要塞”
- Dutch: “Fort Boncelles”
- Dutch: “Fort van Boncelles”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن بونسيلس”
- French: “fort de Boncelles”
- French: “Fort de Boncelles”
- German: “Fort Boncelles”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort de Boncelles and Seraing Tennis Club.
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