Fort de Pontisse
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military, fort
The Fort de Pontisse is one of twelve forts built as part of the fortifications of Liège in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1881 and 1884 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Contrasting with the French forts built in the same era by Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières, the fort was built exclusively of unreinforced concrete, a new material, rather than masonry. The fort was heavily bombarded by German artillery in the Battle of Liège. Attacked in both World War I and World War II, the fort has been preserved as a refuge for bats, which may be visited during summer months.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_de_Pontisse
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Coordinates: 50°41'33"N 5°38'25"E
- the ground fortress 20 km
- Plaine de manoeuvre de Creppe 27 km
- Camp Hitfeld 34 km
- Airfield Elsenborn (EBLB) 44 km
- Minefield "Wilde Sau" 50 km
- Part of Siegfried Line 65 km
- Höckerlinie or Dragons Teeth 68 km
- Bitburg Airport 104 km
- Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM/ETAD) 107 km
- Weapons Storage Area (WSA) 109 km
- Cockerill Steel plant 1.7 km
- Trilogiport de Liège 4.4 km
- Barchon industrial and commercial estate 5 km
- Blegny Mine 5.8 km
- Barchon motorway rest area 6.5 km
- Beyne-Heusay (municipality) 7.1 km
- Fléron (municipality) 8.8 km
- Battice industrial estate 12 km
- Voeren 13 km
- Aubel (municipality) 15 km