Poland · 19th century
Fort VIII Służew ranks #7,830 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #314 of the 397 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1850, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 44 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Warsaw, 7 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
Fort VIII of the Warsaw Fortress (also called Fort "Służew") belonged to the outer defensive belt of the Warsaw defensive works of the 19th century. The partly preserved structures of the complex are under monument protection and are to be integrated into a future residential development of the site.
Machine-translated from “Fort VIII der Festung Warschau” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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