Fort Joseph
Fort Joseph is a fort in Mainz, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fort Joseph is situated nearby to the health club Muskelkater, as well as near the university Katholische Hochschule Mainz.Photo: Liberatus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Mainz, Germany
- Also known as: “Fort Josef” and “Josephsschanze”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mainz Hauptbahnhof and Alexander Bastion.
Mainz Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
Photo: MzMzMz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mainz Hauptbahnhof is a railway station for the city of Mainz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is used by about 60,000 travelers and visitors each day and is therefore by far the busiest station in Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz Hauptbahnhof is situated 700 metres north of Fort Joseph.
Alexander Bastion
Fort
Photo: Nixnubix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alexander Bastion is a fort, which is situated 420 metres northeast of Fort Joseph.
Bruchwegstadion
Stadium
Photo: Jorgenpfhartogs, Public domain.
The Bruchwegstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Mainz, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 18,700 people and was built in 1929. Bruchwegstadion is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Joseph.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siedlung am Fichteplatz and Altstadt.
Siedlung am Fichteplatz
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siedlung am Fichteplatz is a neighborhood.
Hartenberg-Münchfeld
Suburb
Hartenberg-Münchfeld is a borough of the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz, Germany. Hartenberg-Münchfeld is known for the Bruchwegstadion former home of first league football club of 1.
Fort Joseph
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mainz, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.99525° or 49° 59′ 43″ northLongitude
8.25647° or 8° 15′ 23″ eastInception
1713Open location code
8FXCX7W4+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 763143727OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q1354385
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In Other Languages
“Fort Joseph” goes by many names.
- German: “Fort Joseph”
- German: “Josephsschanze”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muskelkater and Katholische Hochschule Mainz.
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