Ouvrage du Galgenberg
Ouvrage du Galgenberg is an ouvrage of the Maginot Line. It lies in Cattenom itself. Nearby, Fort de Kœnigsmacker (4.9 km) heads a list of 64 within 15 km.
Fort in Cattenom
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In Cattenom
Ouvrage du Galgenberg is in the commune of Cattenom, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Seasons and weather
Afternoons in Cattenom peak at 20–26°C, May to September.
Ouvrage du Galgenberg
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Cattenom, Moselle
Where to find Ouvrage du Galgenberg
Orange marks Ouvrage du Galgenberg, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Cattenom. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases for a visit
The 8 towns are led in size by Thionville, with 42,658 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Cattenom
Hettange-Grande
Manom
Yutz
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ouvrage du Galgenberg is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Cattenom | It’s in this commune | 2,580 |
| Hettange-Grande | 7.7 km west of it | 7,772 |
| Manom | 8 km southwest of it | 3,137 |
| Yutz | 9.1 km southwest of it | 17,391 |
| Thionville | 10 km southwest of it | 42,658 |
| Terville | 13 km southwest of it | 7,801 |
| Bertrange | 13 km south of it | 2,941 |
| Guénange | 14 km south of it | 8,083 |
Close to Ouvrage du Galgenberg
Of the 64 within 15 km, look for 5 forts, a museum and a château.
ChâteauChâteau de La Grange8.4 km southwest, in Manom5FortFortOuvrage du Hackenberg12 km southeast, in Veckring6
FortOuvrage de l'Immerhof8.7 km west, in Hettange-Grande7FortFortOuvrage de Soetrich6.2 km west, in Hettange-Grande8AttractionAttractionFort d'Illange12 km southwest, in YutzWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Ouvrage du Galgenberg?
Ouvrage du Galgenberg is in Cattenom, in Moselle (Grand Est).
What is Ouvrage du Galgenberg?
Ouvrage of the Maginot Line.
How well known is Ouvrage du Galgenberg?
Ouvrage du Galgenberg has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Ouvrage du Galgenberg?
May to September are the warmest months in Cattenom, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Ouvrage du Galgenberg?
Within 15 km: Fort de Kœnigsmacker (4.9 km), Ouvrage du Bois-Karre (4.4 km), Ouvrage de Métrich (5.3 km) and Château de La Grange (8.4 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Château de La Grange: Château de La Grange, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ouvrage de l'Immerhof: Lvcvlvs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.