Group Fortification Verdun

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The Feste Haeseler, renamed Group Fortification Verdun after 1919, is a military installation near Metz. Constituted as forts Sommy and Saint-Blaise, the fortified group is part of the second fortified belt of forts of Metz. It had its baptism of fire in late 1944, when the Battle of Metz occurred. ()

Local name: Groupe fortifié Verdun Built: 1899 (125 years ago)Coordinates: 49°2'43"N, 6°5'58"E

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Grand EstFrance

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Group Fortification Verdun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Botanical Garden, Group Fortifications of Aisne, Saint Quentin Church, Gorze Abbey.

4.9 miNE
Historic botanic garden with playgrounds
Botanical Garden, Metz
126 min walk • The Jardin botanique de Metz, also known as the Jardin botanique de la Ville de Metz, is a 4.4-hectare botanical garden located at 27 ter, rue du Pont-à-Mousson, Montigny-lès-Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France. It is open daily; admission is free.
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Forts and castles
Group Fortifications of Aisne, Verny
123 min walk • The Feste Wagner, renamed Group Fortifications of Aisne by the French in 1919, is a fort of the second fortified belt of forts from Metz, in Moselle. This group fortification, built in the municipalities of Pournoy-la-Grasse and of Verny, controlled the valley of the Seille.
4.6 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Saint Quentin Church, Moulins-lès-Metz
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4.7 miW
Monastery
Gorze Abbey
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4.5 miNE
Area
Montigny-lès-Metz, Metz
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5.1 miN
Area
Longeville-lès-Metz, Metz
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4.9 miSE
Church
St. Martin's Church, Sillegny
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3.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Saint-Privat
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4.6 miNE
Church
St. Joseph's Church, Metz
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3.9 miSW
Church
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Church
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