Ouvrage Bois-Karre

#3282 among destinations in France

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Ouvrage Bois- Karre is located in the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line, facing the France - Luxembourg border. The petit ouvrage is situated in the Cattenom Forest between the gros ouvrages Soetrich and Kobenbusch, just south of Boust. It is unusual for a Maginot fortification in its construction as a single blockhouse, with no underground gallery system or remotely located entries. Bois-Karre has been preserved and is maintained as a museum. ()

Local name: Ouvrage du Bois-Karre Coordinates: 49°26'48"N, 6°12'14"E

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Ouvrage Bois-Karre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort de Guentrange, Ouvrage Galgenberg, Ouvrage de l'Immerhof, Château de La Grange.

5.9 miSW
Museum
Fort de Guentrange, Thionville
150 min walk • The Fort de Guentrange dominates Thionville in the Moselle department of France. It was built by Germany next to the town of the same name in the late 19th century after the annexation of the Moselle following the Franco-Prussian War.
2.7 miSE
Museum
Ouvrage Galgenberg
69 min walk • Ouvrage Galgenberg forms a portion of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line. It is situated in the Cattenom Forest, near the gros ouvrage Kobenbusch and petit ouvrage Oberheid.
3.4 miSW
Museum
Ouvrage de l'Immerhof
87 min walk • Ouvrage Immerhof, also known as Ouvrage Ferme-Immerhof, is one of the largest petit ouvrages of the Maginot Line of north-east, France.
5.1 miS
Forts and castles
Château de La Grange, Thionville
131 min walk • The Château de La Grange is an historic château in Manom, Moselle, France. It was built in the 17th century. It belonged to Jean de Bertier de Sauvigny after World War I. It has been listed as an official historical monument since February 28, 1984.
5.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort de Koenigsmacker
133 min walk • The Fort de Koenigsmacker is a fortification located to the northeast of Thionville in the Moselle department of France. It was built by Germany next to the town of the same name in the early 20th century after the annexation of the Moselle following the Franco-Prussian War.
5.4 miS
Area
Manom, Thionville
138 min walk • Manom is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Localities of the commune: la Grange, Maison-Rouge.
3.6 miSW
Church
Saint Stephen's Church, Hettange-Grande
93 min walk • Saint-Etienne Church is a Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint Stephen, the first martyr of Christianity, located in the French commune of Hettange-Grande and the Moselle department.
2.1 miNE
City wall
Château-fort
54 min walk • Rodemack is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Localities of the commune: Esing, Faulbach, Semming.
4.5 miSW
Museum
Abri du Zeiterholz
116 min walk • The Zeiterholz shelter is a fortification part of the Maginot Line, located in the commune of Entrange in the Moselle department. This shelter was part of the fortified sector of Thionville.
3.2 miSW
Park
Réserve Naturelle d'Hettange-Grande, Hettange-Grande
83 min walk • The national nature reserve of Hettange-Grande is a national geological nature reserve of Moselle. Created in 1985, it covers 6 hectares and protects the former Gries quarry which contains a natural heritage of international status: the Hettangian...
3.3 miSE
Locality
Cattenom
84 min walk • Cattenom is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Ouvrage Bois-Karre

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Ouvrage Bois-Karre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)