Fort Ében-Émael

Fort Eben-Emael is an inactive fortress located between and , on the Belgian-Dutch border, near the , outside the village of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: inactive Belgian fortress on the Belgian–Dutch border
  • Also known as: “Fort Eben-Emael”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quarry Ternaaien Inferior and Thier de Caster.

Cave
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
is a cave, which is situated 1 km northeast of Fort Ében-Émael.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northeast of Fort Ében-Émael.

Archaeological site
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km south of Fort Ében-Émael.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Saint Peter and Ében-Émael.

Locality
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, also referred to as Caestert Plateau, is the northern part of a plateau running north to south between the valleys of the river to the west, and the Meuse to the east.

Village
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is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . The village is located on the French-speaking side of the language border, next to on the Flemish side and not far from the border with the Netherlands near .

Village
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is a in the municipality of in the southeastern part of the province of . As of 2021, the village has 1,162 inhabitants, a significant number of whom have Dutch nationality.

Fort Ében-Émael

Latitude
50.79846° or 50° 47′ 54″ north
Longitude
5.67915° or 5° 40′ 45″ east
Open location code
9F27QMXH+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 700592246
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q947912
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Fort Ében-Émael” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن إبن إميل”
  • Arabic: “حصن إبين إميل”
  • Arabic: “حصن ابن إميل”
  • Belarusian: “Эбэн-Эмаэль”
  • Chinese: “埃本-埃美尔要塞”
  • Chinese: “埃本-埃美爾要塞”
  • Chinese: “埃本-埃馬爾要塞”
  • Chinese: “埃本-埃马勒”
  • Chinese: “埃本-埃马尔要塞”
  • Czech: “Eben Emael”
  • Czech: “Eben-Emael”
  • Czech: “Ében-Émael”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Eben Emael”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Eben-Emael”
  • Danish: “Fort Eben Emael”
  • Danish: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Dutch: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Eben-Emael”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ابن اميل”
  • Esperanto: “Fuortaro Eben Emael”
  • Esperanto: “Fuortaro Eben-Emael”
  • Finnish: “Eben-Emael”
  • Finnish: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • French: “Fort d’Eben Emael”
  • French: “Fort d’Eben-Emael”
  • French: “fort d’Ében-Émael”
  • German: “Eben-Emael”
  • German: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Hebrew: “הפשיטה על מצודת אבן אמאל”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת אבן אמאל”
  • Italian: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Italian: “Forte di Eben-Emael”
  • Italian: “Forte Eben-Emael”
  • Japanese: “エバン・エマール要塞”
  • Korean: “에벤아말 요새”
  • Korean: “에벤에말 요새”
  • Lithuanian: “Eben-Emaelio fortas”
  • Lithuanian: “Eben-Emaelis”
  • Lithuanian: “Fortas Eben-Emaelis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Fort d’Eben Emael”
  • Luxembourgish: “Fort vun Eben-Emael”
  • Luxembourgish: “Fort vun Ében-Émael”
  • Malagasy: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Malay: “Kubu Ében-Émael”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Polish: “Eben Emael”
  • Polish: “Eben-Emael”
  • Polish: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Polish: “Grupa warowna Eben-Emael”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza Eben-Emael”
  • Romanian: “Fortul Eben-Emael”
  • Russian: “Эбен-Эмаль”
  • Russian: “Эбен-Эмаэль”
  • Serbian: “Utvrđenje Eben-Emael”
  • Serbian: “Утврђење Ебен-Емаел”
  • Spanish: “Eben Emael”
  • Spanish: “Eben-Emael”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Eben Emael”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Eben-Emael”
  • Swedish: “Eben Emael”
  • Swedish: “Eben-Emael”
  • Swedish: “Fort Eben Emael”
  • Swedish: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Thai: “ป้อมเอเบิน-เอมาเอล”
  • Turkish: “Fort Eben-Emael”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Ебен Емаель”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Ебен-Емаель”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo đài Eben-Emael”

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