Fort of Huy

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Fort of Huy is a historic military fortress overlooking the Meuse River in the Belgian city of Huy, known for its role in regional defense and as a World War II prison camp.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
military fortification
museum
category Forts in Belgium
Museums in Liège Province
World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Belgium
conflict World War I
World War II
constructedFor defense of the Meuse valley
regional defense
country Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium NERFINISHED
hasExhibit museum of concentration camps and deportation NERFINISHED
museum of the Resistance NERFINISHED
hasFunction educational site
memorial site
tourist attraction
hasView panoramic view over Huy
view over the Meuse valley
heritageDesignation listed monument in Belgium
protected heritage site in Wallonia
inception 19th century
locatedIn Huy NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Liège NERFINISHED
Wallonia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Pontia hill NERFINISHED
city center of Huy
locatedOn rocky spur above the Meuse River
locatedOnWatercourse Meuse River NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
concrete
stone
notableFor exhibitions on resistance and deportation
role in regional defense
use as World War II prison camp
openToPublic true
operator City of Huy NERFINISHED
overlooks Meuse River NERFINISHED
ownedBy City of Huy NERFINISHED
partOf Fortified position of Liège NERFINISHED
usedAs Nazi internment camp
World War II prison camp
military barracks
museum of resistance and concentration camps
political prison
usedBy Belgian Army NERFINISHED
German occupation forces
Nazi security services

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Huy hasLandmark Fort of Huy