Fort Beniaminów

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Fort Beniaminów is a military installation in Beniaminów, some 20 kilometres east of Warsaw. Designed by a Polish-born Russian General Konstanty Wieliczko, the fort was constructed in 1904 as part of the outer ring of defences of the Warsaw Fortress. Conveniently located near the southern bank of Bugonarew, it was to shield the then-Russian city of Warsaw from an enemy force trying to attack it from the East: possibly a German Army trying to outflank the Russian army from East Prussia. It was to cooperate with two earlier forts in Wawer and Kawęczyn and two more modern forts in Pustelniki and Maciołki. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°26'21"N, 21°5'55"E

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Fort Beniaminów – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Zegrze Reservoir, Town Hall, Kościół Zwiastowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Zegrze Fortress.

4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Zegrze Reservoir
118 min walk • The Zegrze Reservoir is a man-made reservoir in Poland, located just north of Warsaw, on the lower course of the Narew river. It is formed by a dam constructed in 1963 with a hydroelectric complex producing 20 Megawatts of power.
5.2 miN
52°30'49"N • 21°4'25"E
Town Hall, Serock
134 min walk • City hall
5.2 miN
Church
Kościół Zwiastowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Serock
132 min walk • Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Serock is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Serock, on Farna Street.
3.4 miNW
Stronghold, Ruins
Zegrze Fortress
87 min walk • The Zegrze Fortress is a military structure located in Zegrze, Poland, on a high escarpment over the Narew River. Built in late 19th century by the Russian Empire, it was to guard a river crossing across the Narew.
3.2 miNW
Park
Rezerwat Wąwóz Szaniawskiego
82 min walk • Wąwóz Szaniawskiego Nature Reserve - a forest nature reserve established in 1977 in the village of Jadwisin in Serock commune.
3.8 miSE
Town
Radzymin
97 min walk • Radzymin is a town in Poland and is one of the distant suburbs of the city of Warsaw. It is located in the powiat of Wołomin of the Masovian Voivodeship. The town has 8,818 inhabitants.