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Coordinates: 49°07′04″N 6°11′08″E. Franco-German border, 1914. The fortifications of Metz, a city in northeastern France, are extensive, due to the city's strategic position near the border of France and Germany. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the area was annexed by the newly created German Empire in 1871 by the Treaty of ...
Verdun (Verodunum, a latinisation of a place name meaning "strong fort " in Gaulish) was founded by the Gauls. [citation needed] It has been the seat of the bishop of Verdun since the 4th century, with interruptions. [ 6 ] In 486, following the decisive Frankish victory at the Battle of Soissons, the city (amongst several other nearby cities ...
The Fortified Region of Metz comprised the central and most heavily fortified portion of the Maginot Line.The region was established in 1926 as a military organization for the French fortifications along the frontier with Luxembourg and Germany to the east of Longuyon in northeastern France, forming a shield to the north of the industrialized areas of Metz and Thionville.
The siege of Verdun was a battle fought in France during the Franco-Prussian War [8] [9] from 13 October until 8 November 1870. The siege was launched by the Legion of Saxony. After fierce resistance by the French army at the fortress of Verdun (longer resistance than any other French fortress), the siege ended with Verdun taking the lead with ...
Czech Republic. Josefov Fortress in Jaroměř. Olomouc – in the 19th century most bastions were dismantled and the town was fortified by a system of outer forts, most of which are preserved. Fortress Josefov – almost completely preserved, now part of Jaroměř. Terezín – almost completely preserved.
Kaliakra cape castle, Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Kovachevsko kale, Kovachevets. Kyustendil fortress Hisarlaka. Lyutitsa, Ivaylovgrad. Markeli Roman fortress, Karnobat. Oescus Roman fortress, Gigen. Pliska capital city castle and fortress. Plovdiv fortifications and walls - Eastern gate of Philippopolis, Hisar Kapia and Nebet Tepe.
Inchtuthil is the site of a Roman legionary fortress situated on a natural platform overlooking the north bank of the River Tay southwest of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (Roman Caledonia). It was built in AD 82 or 83 as the advance headquarters for the forces of governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in his campaign against the Caledonian ...
Tel Yokneam (Caymont or Cain Mons) southeast of Haifa, ca. 1262–1265. Yalo (Castrum Arnaldi) southeast of Ramla, 1179–1187. A fortress in nearby Latrun, 12th century. Safed, 1168–1188 and 1240–1266. Chastellet du Gué de Jacob [fr] near Safed, 1178–1179. Tour de la Quarantaine [fr], east of Jerusalem.