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Fort-Louis on the Rhine (Ruins of the Fortress)
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Fort-Louis on the Rhine (Ruins of the Fortress)
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Martin
April 29, 2024
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Main fort of Fort-Louis, former fortress
In 1686, King Louis XIV of France ordered the construction of a fortress in Lower Alsace, directly on the border with the Margraviate of Baden. It was built over a period of ten years from 1687 on an island in the Rhine, which was not yet regulated at the time, according to plans by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban and the fortress engineer Jacques Tarade. The medieval palace in Haguenau, around twenty kilometers away, was razed to the ground and the usable stones were used to build the new fortress on the Rhine.
In 1686, King Louis XIV of France ordered the construction of a fortress in Lower Alsace, directly on the border with the Margraviate of Baden. It was built over a period of ten years from 1687 on an island in the Rhine, which was not yet regulated at the time, according to plans by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban and the fortress engineer Jacques Tarade. The medieval palace in Haguenau, around twenty kilometers away, was razed to the ground and the usable stones were used to build the new fortress on the Rhine.
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Elevation 120 m