Fort de Plainbois

#1895 among destinations in Switzerland

Forts and castles, Natural attraction, Cave

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The Fort de Plainbois is a twentieth-century Swiss fortification located at the east end of the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border with France. It was a component of the Swiss Border Line of defenses. Built between 1937 and 1939, it was armed with two artillery blocks for 75mm guns and additional machine gun blocks. All are camouflaged. Deactivated as a military post in the 1990s, it has been offered for sale by the Swiss Defense Forces. ()

Built: 1942 (82 years ago)Coordinates: 47°23'38"N, 7°13'50"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire, Prince-Bishops' Castle, Les Ordons, Musée Chappuis-Fähndrich.

5.6 miE
History museum, Museum
Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire, Delémont
143 min walk • The Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire is a museum of art and a nexus of public learning in Delémont, Canton of Jura, Switzerland.
5.6 miE
Historical place, Architecture, Forts and castles
Prince-Bishops' Castle, Delémont
144 min walk • The Prince-Bishops' Castle is a castle in the municipality of Delémont of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Nowadays, the castle hosts a primary school.
0.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Les Ordons
11 min walk • Les Ordons is a mountain of the Jura, located north-east of the Col des Rangiers in the canton of Jura. It houses the Les Ordons Transmission Tower.
4 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Musée Chappuis-Fähndrich
103 min walk • The Musée Chappuis-Fähndrich, located in Develier, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, houses a large collection of objects from everyday life in the region during the period 1650 to 1950.
3.2 miW
Archaeological site
Mont-Terri Castle
83 min walk • Mont-Terri Castle is a ruined medieval castle above a prehistoric hillfort on Mont Terri, located in the municipality of Cornol of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Terri
83 min walk • Mont Terri is one of the mountains of the Jura Mountains range. It is located south of Cornol in the Canton of Jura. The mountain can be located 140 km west of Zurich. A prehistoric site, Mont-Terri Castle, is located on the summit.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Col des Rangiers
21 min walk • Col des Rangiers is a mountain pass in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It connects Courgenay and Develier.
5.8 miSE
47°21'35"N • 7°20'35"E
Patinoire régionale, Delémont
147 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink
4.1 miSW
Town
Doubsbrücken, Saint-Ursanne
105 min walk • Saint-Ursanne is an old town and a former municipality of the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura, Switzerland which has preserved much of its medieval character.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Montgremay
54 min walk • Montgremay is a mountain of the Jura, located south Cornol in the canton of Jura. It is one of the highest summits of the region of Ajoie.
6.1 miNW
National park
Etangs de Bonfol
156 min walk • Etangs de Bonfol are a series of ponds at Bonfol in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. The main ponds are named "étang du Milieu" and "Neuf-Etang". They are separated by a dam. Since 1962, the étangs de Bonfol are a nature preserve.