Fort du Mont Bart

Fort du Mont Bart is located to the south of Montbéliard, France. It was built between November 1874 and July 1877 as part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications. The fort overlooks the valleys of the Doubs and the Allan at an elevation of 497 metres (1,631 ft), standing to the south and rear of the fortified region of Belfort and in control of the road to Besançon. The fort was intended to augment the Belfort fortifications and to prevent an enemy from bypassing them.

The most striking feature of the Fort du Mont Bart is its "interior street", originally constructed in the open air as a sunken court, then covered before World War I with reinforced concrete.

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Fort du Mont Bart ranks #7,224 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #622 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded 1874, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 655 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Mulhouse, 52 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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