Citadel of Huy

The Citadel of Huy (French: Citadelle de Huy) or the Fort of Huy (French: Fort de Huy), known locally as The Castle (Walloon: Li Tchestia), is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Huy in the province of Liège, Belgium. The fort occupies a high position in the town, overlooking the strategic Meuse river. Together with those at Dinant, Liège and Namur, the Citadel of Huy forms part of the so-called Meuse Citadels.

The site of the citadel has been fortified since the 9th century, and various structures have been built on the site. The current fort dates to 1818 during the period of Dutch rule in Belgium and took five years to build. The citadel was frequently used to house political prisoners. In the 19th century, members of the revolutionary Belgian Legion were imprisoned after their failed invasion of Belgium at Risquons-Tout in 1848. During the German occupation of Belgium in World War II, six thousand Belgian political prisoners, including the Communist Julien Lahaut, were held at the citadel and many were later sent to concentration camps in Germany.

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Citadel of Huyは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界2,549位（全3,734件中）、ベルギーの43件では29位にランクされています。1818年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の12%より古い城です（19世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の267件のひとつ）。ベルギーが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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