Fort de Flémalle, Flémalle

Name: Fort de Flémalle
Address: Flémalle, Belgium

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Top attraction, Historical place, Museum

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The Fort de Flémalle is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt. Fort de Flémalle was built between 1881 and 1884 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Contrasting with the French forts built in the same era by Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières, the fort was built exclusively of unreinforced concrete, a new material, rather than masonry. The fort was heavily bombarded by German artillery in the Battle of Liège. Attacked in both World War I and World War II, the fort has been preserved as a museum. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1881 (144 years ago)Coordinates: 50°36'28"N, 5°27'54"E

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Fort de Flémalle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Fort de Hollogne, Lyell Cave, Prince-Bishopric of Liège.

4.2 miS
Historical place, Cemetery
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neupré
109 min walk • Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Neuville-en-Condroz, near the southeast edge of Neupré, some 20 km south-west of Liège in Belgium.
2.7 miN
Museum
Fort de Hollogne
68 min walk • The Fort de Hollogne is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt.
3.2 miSW
Prehistoric site
Lyell Cave, Hermalle-sous-Huy
82 min walk • The Lyell Cave, formerly called Grande caverne d'Engihoul, is located near the ancienne commune of Éhein, municipality of Engis, Liège Province, Belgium.
4.4 miN
Shopping
Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Awans
111 min walk • The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Principality of Liège was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire situated for the most part in present-day Belgium. It was an Imperial Estate, so the bishop of Liège, as its prince, had a seat and a vote in the Imperial Diet.
4.5 miE
Monuments and statues
Montefiore Institute, Liège
114 min walk • The Montefiore Institute is the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the University of Liège, Belgium. It was founded in 1883 and is named after Georges Montefiore-Levi.
3.5 miSE
Museum
Fort de Boncelles, Seraing
89 min walk • The Fort de Boncelles is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt.
4.3 miE
Observatories and planetariums
Cointe Observatory, Liège
111 min walk • Cointe Observatory, situated in the district of Cointe in Liège, Belgium, was built by the University of Liège in 1881-82 to plans by the architect Lambert Noppius.
4.4 miW
Forts and castles
Castle of Warfusée
113 min walk • Castle of Warfusée is a castle located in the municipality Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Wallonia, near Liège, in Belgium. One of the loveliest castles in the area, Warfusée was completed in 1754 as a replacement for an earlier Renaissance structure.
3.5 miNE
Area
Saint-Nicolas, Liège
89 min walk • Saint-Nicolas is a municipality of Wallonia located ine the province of Liège, Belgium. It is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation stretching west from Liège city centre towards Liège Airport. As of January 1, 2006 Saint-Nicolas had a total population of 22,666...
4.5 miNE
Area
Ans, Liège
115 min walk • Ans is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km² which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per km². Its postal code is 4430.
2.8 miNE
Area
Grâce-Hollogne, Liège
73 min walk • Grâce-Hollogne is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation, separated from Liège city centre by the municipality of Saint-Nicolas.