Fort Legionów

Fort Legionów is a fort in , , which is located on Zakroczymska. Fort Legionów is situated nearby to the marketplace , as well as near the square .
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: part of Warsaw Fortress, Poland
  • Also known as: “Fort Władimir” and “Vladimir Fort”
  • Address: Zakroczymska 12, Warszawa, 00-225

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sapieha Palace, Warsaw and Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Castle
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Sapieha Palace is one of the palaces in Warsaw New Town district of , . Started by the powerful Sapieha family who gave the name to the building, it currently houses the Environmental Protection School Complex. is situated 310 metres south of Fort Legionów.

Church
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The Church of the Visitation of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, otherwise known as St. Mary's Church is a church in , . It is one of oldest buildings and one of the few surviving examples of Gothic architecture in the city. is situated 370 metres southeast of Fort Legionów.

Museum
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Muzeum Katyńskie w Warszawie is a museum in , . The museum was established in 1993. It is located in the . Objects, documents and personal effects from the site of the Katyn massacre can be seen in the museum. is situated 390 metres north of Fort Legionów.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town, Warsaw and Old and New Town.

Quarter
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New Town, Polish: Nowe Miasto, historically known as New Warsaw is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of , , located within the district of .

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The Old Town and New Town are the two oldest parts of . Administratively, they are neighbourhoods in the district of . The Old Town is comparatively small to the old towns of many other European cities, as during the time of its development Warsaw was a small town of mostly local importance and not yet the capital of Poland.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighbourhood along the river in central , the capital of . Situated between the riverbank and the UNESCO-protected Old Town, is part of the larger Śródmieście borough and is one of the city's smallest neighbourhoods.

Fort Legionów

Latitude
52.2573° or 52° 15′ 26″ north
Longitude
21.00666° or 21° 0′ 24″ east
Inception
1853
Open location code
9G437244+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95855973
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q33531608
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Legionów from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Russian—“Fort Legionów” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Fort Legií”
  • Polish: “Fort Legionów Cytadeli Warszawskiej”
  • Polish: “Fort Legionów”
  • Polish: “Fort Władimira Cytadeli Warszawskiej”
  • Russian: “Владимир (форт Александровской цитадели)”
  • Russian: “Владимир”
  • Russian: “Форт Легионов”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forteca Kręgliccy and Skwer Batalionu AK „Gozdawa”.

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