Fortress
Fort du Salbert
🇫🇷 France · 19th century
Fort du Salbert, also known as Fort Lefebvre, was built between 1874 and 1877. It was named after General François Joseph Lefebvre. It forms part of the Séré de Rivières system fortifications in the fortified region of Belfort in northeastern France. It is located at the summit of Salbert hill to the northwest of Belfort. During the early years of the Cold War it briefly served as an air defense coordination center.
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Fort du Salbert ranks #5,685 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #492 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. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Mulhouse, 41 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort du Salbert?
Fort du Salbert stands in France, at 47.6597°, 6.81302°.
When was Fort du Salbert built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1874. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort du Salbert?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,685 of 8,764 worldwide, and #492 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort du Salbert?
Fort de Roppe, about 7 km away.
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