The Citadel of Namur, with the Meuse river and the Walloon Parliament in the foreground
The Citadel or Castle of Namur is a fortress in the city of Namur, at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers. It is originally from the Roman era, but has been rebuilt several times. Its current form was designed by Menno van Coehoorn, and improved upon by Vauban after the siege of 1692. It has been classified as a Wallonia's Major Heritage site.
The original citadel dates to 937. It achieved its present extent between 1631 and 1675, when the city was under Dutch control. This section was called "Terra Nova" to distinguish it from the smaller Médiane fort built adjacent in 1542 and ensuing years. A variety of subsidiary positions were built in the 18th century. It was disestablished as a military post in 1891, superseded by a new ring of forts around Namur that were calculated to prevent the city from being attacked with artillery. This ring became the Fortified Position of Namur in the 1930s. The Citadel was used as protected space for the PFN command post.[1]
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See also[]
- History of Namur city
- List of castles in Belgium
References[]
- ↑ Puelinckx, Jean; Malchair, Luc. "Citadelle de Namur" (in French). Index des fortifications belges. fortiff.be. http://www.fortiff.be/ifb/index.php?page=c53. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
External links[]
- NAMUR : The Citadel
- Citadelle de Namur (French)
- Citadel of Namur at fortiff.be (French)
Coordinates: 50°27′38″N 4°51′50″E / 50.4605°N 4.864°E city
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