Fort VII (Toruń)
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monument, fortification, interesting place
Fort VII "Tadeusz Kościuszko"
Planned as a main artillery fort, it was rebuilt for the infantry (just as forts IV and V). In the vicinity there is a green tourist route. Site of execution of over 1,500 Polish citizens by the Gestapo during the Second World War in the years 1939–1940.
Planned as a main artillery fort, it was rebuilt for the infantry (just as forts IV and V). In the vicinity there is a green tourist route. Site of execution of over 1,500 Polish citizens by the Gestapo during the Second World War in the years 1939–1940.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toruń_Fortress
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°2'4"N 18°33'52"E
- Fort V 2.7 km
- Fort IV 4.5 km
- Fort XI 5.4 km
- Fort II 6 km
- Fort XIII 6.5 km
- Fort XV 6.6 km
- Fort XIV 6.8 km
- Fort I 7 km
- German WWII fortified Gruppensystem Brzozowka. 15 km
- Saint Wawrzyniec Hill 35 km
- Bielany 0.8 km
- Airfield, icao: EPTO 1.3 km
- Wrzosy 1.8 km