Fort of Stabroek

#88 among destinations in Belgium

Forts and castles

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The Fort of Stabroek dates from 1902. It is one of a ring of forts surrounding Antwerp, built after the city had been identified as Belgium's National redoubt to which the army and government could retreat and await allied intervention in the event of military attack from abroad. It is constructed of reinforced concrete with a trapezoidal footprint, and surrounded by a moat, which here forms a part of the Antitank canal constructed between 1937 and 1939. Together with the Fort of Sint-Katelijne-Waver the Fort of Stabroek was one of the first two "armoured forts" in Antwerp, intended to withstand shells of up to 22 cm. ()

Coordinates: 51°20'31"N, 4°21'11"E

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Z.nr. AbtsdreefVlaanderenBelgium

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Fort of Stabroek – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arboretum Kalmthout, Fort Lillo, Organ collection Ghysels, Kalmthout Heath.

5.9 miNE
Botanic garden with 150 year-old trees
Arboretum Kalmthout, Kalmthout
152 min walk • The Arboretum Kalmthout is a botanical garden in Kalmthout, Belgium. It was started as a tree plantation by Charles Van Geert in 1856. Van Geert developed a collection of rare plants and trees before selling the property after 40 years to Antoine Kort.
3.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Lillo, Antwerp
96 min walk • Fort Lillo is a former military fort built as part of the Antwerp Defence Line on the right bank of the Schelde, and completely surrounded by the industrial port of Antwerp.
5.4 miSW
Museum
Organ collection Ghysels, Antwerp
139 min walk • The Organ collection Ghysels is a museum collection of mechanical dance and fairground organs. Since 2010 it is exhibited at the Kijk- en Luisterdepot in Kallo in Beveren, Belgium. It was brought together by Jef Ghysels from Schaerbeek. Great part of the organs operated before the First World War.
5.3 miNE
Protected area, Nature, Natural attraction
Kalmthout Heath
135 min walk • The Kalmthout Heath is one of the oldest and largest nature reserves of Flanders, bordering the Netherlands and part of the Dutch-Belgian cross-border park De Zoom – Kalmthoutse Heide. It used to be part of a vastly larger European heath landscape. Its name stems from its location: the Belgian municipality Kalmthout.
4.4 miSW
51°17'40"N • 4°17'7"E
Fort Liefkenshoek, Beveren
112 min walk • Architecture, Battlefield, Historical place
4.6 miNE
National park
De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park
118 min walk • De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park is a cross-border park on the Belgian–Dutch border. It is a merger of two former parks, the Kalmthoutse Heide in Belgium and De Zoom in the Netherlands, together extending over 37.50 square kilometres. A very large part of the park is covered with heath.
5 miS
Harbor
Port of Antwerp, Antwerp
128 min walk • The Port of Antwerp is the port of the City of Antwerp. It is located in Flanders, mainly in the province of Antwerp but also partially in the province of East Flanders. It is a seaport in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. It is Europe’s second-largest seaport, after Rotterdam.
3.8 miSW
51°18'15"N • 4°17'23"E
Poldermuseum
97 min walk • Museum, History museum
6 miNE
51°22'59"N • 4°28'36"E
Gemeentehuis Kalmthout, Kalmthout
154 min walk • City hall
1.6 miNE
51°21'13"N • 4°23'10"E
Kasteel Ravenhof, Stabroek
42 min walk • Forest, Park, Forts and castles
6.3 miSW
Canal lock
Kieldrechtsluis, Antwerp
161 min walk • The Kieldrecht Lock, referred to as the Deurgank Dock Lock during construction, is the largest lock in the world. The Kieldrecht Lock is the newer of two locks that give access to the left-bank docks of the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, between the Scheldt river and the Waasland Canal.