Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Moselle

Fortification
57630 Marsal

The fortifications of Marsal, built in the 17th century in the marshy plain of La Seille en Moselle, are a bastioned ensemble designed by Vauban to protect this ancient Lorraine salt town. Integrated into the Lorraine Regional Nature Park, they reflect a strategic and industrial past marked by the exploitation of salt since ancient times.

Patrimoine défensif
57410 Siersthal

The Simserhof, built between 1929 and 1936 in Siersthal (Moselle), is an imposing artillery fort of the Maginot line, now an iconic tourist site of the Great East.

57370 Phalsbourg

The fortifications of Phalsburg, built in the 4th quarter of the 17th century, are an emblematic military work of the Moselle, designed by Vauban in the Great East.

Fortification
57000 Metz

Metz's guard corps, an 18th-century neoclassical building located on Place d'Armes, was initially used to house soldiers guarding the town hall and Parliament. Today, it houses the city's tourism office.

Patrimoine défensif
57100 Thionville

Guentrange Fort, built in the early 20th century by Germany, is a fortified group located in Thionville (Moselle), integrating the Moselstellung defensive line between Metz and Thionville.

Fortification
57400 Sarrebourg

The fortifications of Sarrebourg, built in the 13th century in the city of Moscow, are a medieval vestige composed of towers and ramparts partially classified as historical monuments.

Porte-de-ville
57430 Sarralbe

The fortifications of Sarralbe, built between the 15th and 16th centuries, protect the town of Sarralbe in Moselle. Classified as a historical monument, they bear witness to medieval and reborn defensive architecture.

57070 Metz

The Bellecroix Gate, built between 1731 and 1749, is a classical fortification of Metz in Jaumont stone, integrated with the medieval ramparts of the city in the Great East.