Rastatt Fortress

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Rastatt Fortress was a major 19th-century German fortification complex that formed part of the Upper Rhine defensive system and played a key role in regional military history.

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Label Occurrences
Rastatt Fortress canonical 1
Rastatt Fortress remains 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification complex
fortress
military installation
architecturalStyle polygonal fortification system
country Germany NERFINISHED
currentUse historical site
memorial site
museum area
hasPart arsenals
barracks
bastions
casemates
detached forts
gatehouses
inner fortress
moats
outer works
powder magazines
ramparts
ravelins
underground passages
hasUse border fortification
defense of the Upper Rhine
garrison
military prison
political prison
heritageStatus partly preserved
locatedIn Rastatt NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Baden-Württemberg NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Upper Rhine NERFINISHED
locatedInTimePeriod 19th century
locatedNear French border
Rhine River NERFINISHED
locatedOn right bank of the Rhine
militaryBranch army
partOf Upper Rhine defensive system NERFINISHED
significantEvent German revolutions of 1848–1849 NERFINISHED
Rastatt mutiny of 1849 NERFINISHED
siege of Rastatt 1849 NERFINISHED
startTime 19th century
strategicRole control of regional communications
defense against French incursions
protection of Rhine crossings
usedBy Allied occupation forces
French Army NERFINISHED
German Confederation NERFINISHED
German Empire NERFINISHED
Grand Duchy of Baden NERFINISHED
Prussian Army NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED

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Rastatt knownFor Rastatt Fortress
Rastatt, Germany hasLandmark Rastatt Fortress
subject surface form: Rastatt
this entity surface form: Rastatt Fortress remains