Fortress Koningshooikt
Belgium /
Antwerpen /
Sint-Katelijne-Waver /
Donderheide
World
/ Belgium
/ Antwerpen
/ Sint-Katelijne-Waver
World / Belgium / Vlaanderen / Antwerpen / Mechelen
place with historical importance, fortification, motocross / off road circuit
Fortress Koningshooikt is one of the 32 fortifications belonging to the 95 Km. long outer defending girdle around Antwerp.
build in 1906. along with 10 new fortresses and 12 entrenchment as a new defense line to prevent that Antwerp could be bombed by cannons with larger firing range.
1940 the fortress is not fully operational and in Oktober heavily shelled by the artillery of the Germans. The fortress was considered lost and abandoned the next day when both ammunition depots where hit.
1939 fortress Koningshooikt is embedded in the KW-line.
Today the fortress is known for its motocross circuit.
build in 1906. along with 10 new fortresses and 12 entrenchment as a new defense line to prevent that Antwerp could be bombed by cannons with larger firing range.
1940 the fortress is not fully operational and in Oktober heavily shelled by the artillery of the Germans. The fortress was considered lost and abandoned the next day when both ammunition depots where hit.
1939 fortress Koningshooikt is embedded in the KW-line.
Today the fortress is known for its motocross circuit.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°4'58"N 4°34'3"E
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- Fortress 5, Edegem 14 km
- Fortress 6, Wilrijk 15 km
- Fortress 7, Wilrijk 17 km
- Fort Kolonel Brosius 23 km
- Domain Castle Ter Meeren 25 km
- Fortress Sint-Marie 27 km
- Fortified city Steenbergen 59 km
- De L'Escaille 70 km
- Bossen bij Coevering 80 km
- Reynaers Aluminium NV/SA 2.9 km
- Sint-Katelijne-Waver (municipality) 3.2 km
- Duffel (municipality) 3.6 km
- Lier (municipality) 4.1 km
- Putte 5.4 km
- Lint 380 kV Substation 5.6 km
- Aleris Aluminum Duffel BVBA 5.9 km
- Lint (municipality) 7 km
- Mechelen (municipality) 9 km
- Kontich (Municipality) 10 km