Samson Fort
Samson Fort is a ruins in Andenne, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia. Samson Fort is situated nearby to the cave Grotte Roger, as well as near Carrière du Camping Jules César.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Namêche railway station and Écritures de Maizeret.
Namêche railway station
Railway station
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Namêche railway station is situated 470 metres north of Samson Fort.
Écritures de Maizeret
Archaeological site
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Écritures de Maizeret is an archaeological site, which is situated 610 metres south of Samson Fort.
Fort de Maizeret
Bunker
The Fort de Maizeret is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Fort de Maizeret is situated 790 metres west of Samson Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Namêche and Thon-Samson.
Namêche
Village
Namêche is a town in Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Andenne, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It is located by the river Meuse.
Thon-Samson
Village
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Thon-Samson is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Andenne, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Thon-Samson is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie association.
Maizeret
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maizeret is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Andenne, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It was a municipality before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977.
Samson Fort
- Type: Ruins
- Description: fort in Wallonia
- Categories: castle, fort, building, and historic site
- Location: Andenne, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.46582° or 50° 27′ 57″ northLongitude
4.99822° or 4° 59′ 54″ eastInception
4th centuryOpen location code
9F26FX8X+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 906380868OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q109037936
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Samson Fort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort van Samson”
- French: “forteresse de Samson”
- French: “Forteresse de Samson”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grotte Roger and Carrière du Camping Jules César.
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