Group Fortifications of Aisne, Verny

Name: Group Fortifications of Aisne
Address: Verny, France

#1 among attractions in Verny

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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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. It had its baptism of fire in late 1944, when the Battle of Metz occurred. ()

Local name: Groupe fortifié l'Aisne Built: 1912 (112 years ago)Coordinates: 49°0'51"N, 6°11'41"E

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Verny France

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Group Fortifications of Aisne – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Martin's Church, Fort Saint-Privat, Group Fortification Marne, Group Fortification Yser.

2.3 miSW
Church
St. Martin's Church, Sillegny
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Forts and castles
Fort Saint-Privat
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Forts and castles
Group Fortification Marne
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2 miE
Forts and castles
Group Fortification Yser
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5.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Château de Mercy
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Church
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Church
Saint-Rémy Church
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4.5 miNW
49°3'32"N • 6°7'17"E
Town Hall, Augny
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Cemetery
Cimetière militaire allemand de Féy
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5.2 miSW
Church
St. Maurice Church
134 min walk • The Saint-Maurice church is a Catholic church located in Cheminot, France, in the Moselle department. The building, dating from the 13th century, was classified as a historical monument in 1888. Only the choir and the transept are original.
4.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Group Fortification Verdun
123 min walk • 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.