List of fortresses
This article gives a list of well-known fortresses (alphabetically by continent, country and name).
Africa
America
North America
Canada
British Columbia Province:
- Fort Rodd Hill , fortress protecting Esquimalt Naval Port on Vancouver Island
Province of Nova Scotia:
- Cape Breton Island , former historic city of Louisburg , fortress Louisbourg , partially restored fortress city
Ontario Province:
- Fort Erie (city), ruins of the fort of Erie preserved
- Kingston (Ontario), a former fortified town, has preserved Fort Henry, Fort Frederick, Murney Tower, Shoal Tower and Cathcart Tower
- Kingston (Ontario), mouth of the Cataraqui River in Lake Ontario , formerly French. Fort Frontenac at the mouth of the Cataraqui River in Lake Ontario , ruins of the old fort and the preserved New Fort
- Niagara-on-the-Lake , Fort George on the Niagara River
Province of Quebec:
- Chambly , Fort Chambly
- Montréal , island Île de Montréal , formerly French Fort Ville-Marie (looped) on the island of Île de Montréal
- Québec , former French Citadel of Québec in the city of Québec
- Québec , Cap Diamant , Québec, formerly French Fort Château Saint-Louis (also: "Saint-Louis Forts"), foundation walls preserved, on the edge of the rocky slope of Cap Diamant in the city of Québec
- Québec , OT Cap-Rouge , formerly French Fort Charlesbourg-Royal (lost) in today's Cap-Rouge district in the city of Québec
- Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac , Cabano district , Fort Ingall in Cabano
Saskatchewan Province
- Qu'Appelle River , formerly French Fort Espérance (ground monument only) on the south bank of the Qu'Appelle River in the extreme southeast of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan
Regions New Brunswick or Nova Scotia (exact location unclear)
- Isthmus of Chignecto , formerly French Fort Beauséjour on the isthmus of Chignecto, remains
Mexico
- Veracruz , island fort San Juan de Ulúa at the port of Veracruz
United States | United States
State of Alabama:
- Mobile , Fort Morgan on a headland at the entrance to Mobile Bay
State of California:
- San Francisco , San Francisco Bay , Alcatraz Island, former Alcatraz Island Fortress on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay
- San Francisco , Fort Point (formerly "Fort San Joaquim") in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Bridge
State of Florida:
- Garden Key Island , Fort Jefferson on Garden Key Island, at the south end of the Florida Keys
- Jacksonville , formerly French Fort Caroline in Jacksonville
- Key West , Island, Fort Zachary Taylor in front of Key West Island
- Pensacola , Fort Barrancas inside the Airbase Naval Air Station Pensacola near Pensacola
- St. Augustine , Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, also: "Fort St. Mark" or "Fort Marion"
- St. Augustine , Fort Matanzas in St. Augustine
- Pensacola , Fort McRee in Pensacola
- Pensacola , Santa Rosa Island , Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola
State of Georgia:
- Brunswick , St. Simons Island , Fort Frederica on St. Simons Island in the marshland of the delta of the Altamaha River near the city of Brunswick
- Cockspur Island , Island, Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island in the mouth of the Savannah River
- Savannah , Fort James Jackson near Savannah on the Savannah River
State of Hawaii: see Asia, Australia / Oceania
State of Illinois:
- Chicago , formerly Fort Dearborn (completely removed) in Chicago on the Chicago River
State of California:
- San Francisco , Fort Mason in San Francisco
State of Maine:
- Bath , Fort Baldwin on Sabino Hill near Bath
- Bath , Phippsburg Peninsula, Fort Popham on the tip of the Phippsburg Peninsula near Bath
- Castine , formerly French Fort Pentagouet near Castine
- various locations, fortifications to protect the port and naval yard of Portsmouth:
- Kittery (Maine) , Odiorne Point State Park , Fort Dearborn between “Little Harbor” and the “Sunken Forest” at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard near Kittery at the mouth of the Piscataqua River
- Estuary of the Piscataqua River , Fort Foster at the mouth of the Piscataqua River
- Kittery , Kittery Point , Fort McClary southeast of Kittery at Kittery Point at the mouth of the Piscataqua River
- Estuary of the Piscataqua River , Fort Sullivan at the mouth of the Piscataqua River
State of Maryland:
- Baltimore , Fort McHenry in Baltimore
State of Massachusetts:
- Boston , North Battery Boston
- Boston , Charleston Peninsula, Breed's Hill , former fortifications of the Charleston Peninsula on the hills Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, see Siege of Boston
State of Michigan:
- Detroit , formerly French Fort Detroit (also: "Fortress Pontchartrain on the Strait") in Detroit, has been lost
- Huron Sea , Island, Mackinac Island , formerly British Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island in the Huron Sea
- Mackinaw City , formerly French Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, replica of the wooden fort from 1715 can be visited
State of Mississippi:
- Gulfport , West Ship Island , Fort Massachusetts (Mississippi) on West Ship Island near the city of Gulfport
- Vicksburg , former fortifications of the city of Vicksburg with formerly several outer forts
State of New Hampshire:
- various locations, fortifications to protect the port and naval yard of Portsmouth (in New Hampshire):
- Estuary of the Piscataqua River , Fort Constitution at mouth of the Piscataqua River
- Estuary of the Piscataqua River , Fort Stark at the mouth of the Piscataqua River
- Estuary of the Piscataqua River , Fort Washington at mouth of the Piscataqua River
State of New Jersey:
- Hancock , Fort Hancock with batteries "Granger", "Potter" and the like. "Nine Gun Battery" in Hancock, tunnel system to be visited
State of New Mexico: Las Vegas (New Mexico) , Fort Union on the Santa Fe Trail , ruin
New York State:
- Amsterdam , former fortress city
- Amsterdam , Old Fort Johnson , a house remained, today a museum
- Lake Champlain , formerly French Fort Ticonderoga (also "Fort Carillon") on Lake Champlain
- Lake George , formerly British Fort William Henry on Lake George
- New York City , OT Manhattan , "Castle Clinton" battery at the south end of Manhattan
- New York City , OT Manhattan , Governors Island Island in front of Manhattan, Fort Jay on Governors Island Island in front of Manhattan
- New York City , OT Oswego , formerly British Fort Oswego at the confluence of the Oswego River in Lake Ontario , lost and overbuilt by the city of Oswego (New York)
- New York City , OT Red Hook (Brooklyn) , Governors Island , Castle Williams on Governors Island
- New York City , OT Rome , Fort Stanwix in Rome
- New York City , OT Youngstown , Fort Niagara at the mouth of the Niagara River in Lake Ontario near Youngstown (New York)
State of Oregon:
- Estuary of the Columbia River , Fort Stevens at the mouth of the Columbia River
State of Pennsylvania:
- Pittsburgh , formerly Fort Duquesne , (also "Fort Du Quesne" or "Fort Pitt") in Pittsburgh
State of Puerto Rico: see Central America
State of South Carolina:
- Charleston , James Island, former Fort Johnson (nothing preserved) and a battery position
- Charleston , Shutes 'Folly Island , Castle Pinckney on Shutes' Folly Island about 1.7 km east of Charleston
- Charleston , Fort Sumter Island near Charleston
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Charleston , Charleston Bay, Sullivan's Island Peninsula , fortifications on Sullivan's Island
- Sullivan's Island peninsula , former Floating Battery and two other batteries at and near the tip of Sullivan's Island
- Sullivan's Island Peninsula , Fort Moultrie in the middle of Sullivan's Island Peninsula
- Charleston , Morris Island, Cumming`s Point Battery and Star of the West Battery
- Charleston , Morris Island in Charleston Bay, Fort Wagner on Morris Island
- Charleston , Mount Pleasant, formerly Mount Pleasant Battery
- Charleston , various locations, further fortifications in front of the port of Charleston
State of Texas:
- San Antonio , Fort Alamo in San Antonio
State of Virginia:
- Hampton , Fort Monroe in Hampton
- Yorktown , former fortifications of Yorktown, remains available, in the "Yorktown National Battlefield" area, see Battle of Yorktown
Washington State:
- Mouth of the Columbia River , Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Fort Canby (formerly "Fort Cape Disappointment") at the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse at the mouth of the Columbia River
- Estuary of the Columbia River at Chinook , Fort Columbia at the mouth of the Columbia River at Chinook
- Port Hadlock , Fort Flagler State Park , Fort Flagler 8 miles northeast of Port Hadlock in Fort Flagler State Park
- Port Townsend , Fort Worden State Park , Fort Worden in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend
- Whidbey Island , Island in Island County , Fort Casey on Whidbey Island
Aruba, island
- Aruba , island, Oranjestad , Fort Zoutman with “Willem III tower”, Aruba History Museum
Bahamas
Bonaire, Insel (Netherlands)
- Kralendijk , Fort Oranje at the port of Kralendijk
Curacao, island
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Curaçao , island, a total of 8 fortifications, u. a .:
- Curaçao , Willemstad , Punda district, coastal fort Amsterdam at the harbor entrance on a headland southeast of the Sint Anna Bay
- Curacao , Willemstad , Fort Beekenburg
Cuba
- Havana , Castillo del Príncipe
- Havana , Castillo de la Real Fuerza
- Havana , Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro
- Havana , La Cabaña
- Santiago de Cuba , Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
Martinique, Islands (France)
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City of Fort-de-France , several forts:
- City of Fort-de-France , Fort Desaix
- City of Fort-de-France , Fort Gerbault
- City of Fort-de-France , Fort Saint-Louis
- City of Fort-de-France , Fort Tartenson
- Rocher du Diamant , Insel, former island fortress / battery position
- Saint-Pierre , "Fort Saint-Pierre (de la Martinique)"
Puerto Rico (USA)
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San Juan , former fortress city of San Juan (city walls partially preserved) with the fortresses:
- San Juan , fortress Castillo San Cristobal in San Juan
- San Juan , Fortress La Fortaleza , see also La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
- San Juan , fortress of San Felipe del Morro in the northwest of San Juan at the port entrance
- San Juan , Fort Fortin San Juan de la Cruz (also "El Cañuelo"), small square fort near San Juan
- Vieques , island, municipality of Vieques, Fuerte de Vieques in Vieques
Saba, island (Netherlands)
- Fort Bay , Bunker Hill
St. Kitts and Nevis
- Sandy Point Town , Brimstone Hill / Schwefelberg, Brimstone Hill Fortress with Fort George Citadel near Sandy Point Town
Sint Eustatius, island (Netherlands)
- Sint Eustatius , island, Upper Oranjestad , Fort Oranje (Oranjestad) above the shore
- Sint Eustatius , island, lower Oranjestad , Fort Amsterdam (Oranjestad) (also called water fort ), at the northern end of the roadstead of Oranjestad
Sint Maarten, island
Philipsburg , Fort Amsterdam and Fort Williams near Philipsburg
South America
Brazil
- Itamarcá island in the Atlantic Ocean, Oranje island fort about 60 km north of Recife
- Rio de Janeiro , around 1905 (?) Demolished fortress on the castle hill "Morro do Castelo"
Suriname
- at the confluence of the Suriname and Commewijne rivers , Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam , today an open-air museum
- Paramaribo , Fort Zeelandia , restored, museum
Asia
Levant
Israel
- Acre with its citadel , former Ottoman fortress city, see Siege of Acre (1799)
- Masada
Palestinian Territories
Syria
- Aleppo , Citadel of Aleppo
- Assad Lake, bastioned or rounded castle Qalʿat Jaʿbar on the banks of the Assad Lake
- Homs , fortress-like medieval castle Krak des Chevaliers about 30 km west of Homs
Central Asia
Georgia
Iran
East asia
China
- Hulin , Hutou near Hulin, Kotō Fortress , a fortress of the Imperial Japanese Army near today's Hutou, on the Ussuri River
- Lüshunkou , Port Arthur
- Tianjin , Taku forts in Tianjin near Beijing
- Xi'an Fortress City, Xi'an City , former name: Chang'an
- Fortress at the northern end of the Great Wall of China , in the desert
Hong Kong (China)
- Hong Kong , Fan Lau
- Hong Kong , Lei Yue Mun
- Hong Kong , Fort Tung Chung
- Hong Kong , Tung Chung Battery
- Hong Kong , Stanley District , Fort Stanley
Japan
Malaysia
- Malacca , fortress A Famosa in Malacca, Porta de Santiago
Philippines
- Bay of Manila , Corregidor Island , former American island fortress Corregidor
- Manila Bay , El Fraile Island south of Corregidor Island , former US island fortress Fort Drum
- Capul Island , island in the Samar Sea , place Capul , Fuerza de Capul , bastioned fortified church
- Cebu City , Fuerza de San Pedro in Cebu City
- Manila , OT Intramuros , Fuerza de Santiago (also Fort Santiago) in Intramuros
- Maribojoc , Fuerza Punta Cruz
- Romblon , Fuerza de San Andres
- Taytay , Fuerza de Sta. Isabel
- Zamboanga Peninsula , Zamboanga City , Fort Pilar (also El Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza)
Singapore
Vietnam
South asia
Afghanistan
- Jalalabad , formerly British fort, see Siege of Jalalabad
Australia / Oceania
Australia
- Sydney , Ben Buckler Gun Battery in Sydney
- Sydney , Fort Denison in Sydney
- Sydney , Fort MacQuarie in Sydney
- Sydney , Bare Island in Sydney
- Sydney , Fort Banks in Sydney
- Sydney , Henry Head Battery in Sydney
- Sydney , Malabar Battery in Sydney
- Brisbane , Fort Lytton National Park , Fort Lytton in Fort Lytton National Park, eight miles northeast of downtown Brisbane
Hawaii (USA)
- Honolulu , Fort Kamehameha in Honolulu
- Honolulu , Fort DeRussie in Honolulu
New Zealand
- Auckland , Bastion Point in Auckland
- Auckland , Mount Victoria in Auckland, artillery positions and bunkers
- Auckland , Nort Head with south battery, north battery and summit battery in Auckland, bunkers and tunnels to visit
- Lyttelton , Fort Jervois in Lyttelton
- Port Chalmers , Lawyers Head Battery in Port Chalmers
- Port Chalmers , St Clair Battery in Port Chalmers
- Port Chalmers , Taiaroa Head in Port Chalmers, ruins and restored disappearance carriage
- Wellington , Fort Ballannce in Wellington
- Wellington , Fort Buckley in Wellington
Europe
Albania
- Berat , Kalaja Castle in Berat
- Gjirokastra , Castle of Gjirokastra
- Kruja , Kruja Castle
- Lezha , Lezha Castle
- Libohova , fortress of Libohova
- Petrela , Petrela Castle
- Shkodra , Rozafa Castle in Shkodra
Belgium
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Antwerp , Antwerp fortress with double ring of detached forts
- former Citadel of Antwerp
- Puurs , formerly Fort Liezele
- Walem (location), Fort Walem
- Willebroek , Fort Breendonk near Willebroek
- Buillon , Bouillon Castle (fortress)
- Dinant , fortress town on the Meuse
- Gent , former fortress town with former citadel Gent (Spaniard fort), see Frans Hogenberg's illustration of Gent
- Heusden-Zolder , OT Zolder, former Heusden fortress
- Huy , Citadel Fort Huy on the Meuse
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Liège , Liège fortress ring with two citadels and a double ring of detached forts:
- Inner ring Liège:
- Liège , Fort Barchon , about 6.5 km northeast of downtown Liège
- Liège , Fort Loncin , about seven kilometers west of downtown Liège on the arterial road towards Brussels
- Outer ring of Liège:
- Sint Pietersberg , Fort Eben-Emael on the Albert Canal on the Sint Pietersberg
- Battice , Fort Battice 20 km east of Liège near Battice
- Liège , Fort Aubin-Neufchâteau east of Liège
- Banneux , Fort Tancremont on the road from Banneux to Verviers
- Inner ring Liège:
- Mons , former fortress town, u. a. Casemates have been preserved
- Namur , fortress city with a citadel and a simple ring of detached forts on the Meuse , parts of the citadel's casemates can be visited (use as a perfumery)
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Ostend , former fortress town with
- Ostend , Fort Napoleon in Ostend, museum, pentagonal fortress
- Seraing , Fort de Boncelles
- Tournai , former fortress town with citadel (razed), see siege of Tournai
- Willebroek , Fort Breendonk , part of the fort
Bulgaria
- Asenowgrad , Assenow fortress near Assenowgrad
- Burgas , Faros fortress in Burgas
- Edirne , Versinikia fortress near the Turkish city of Edirne, see Battle of Versinikia
- Kaliakra , Kaliakra Fortress
- Nessebar , Mesambria fortress in Nessebar
- Petrowa Niwa , Mahmulkowo fortress near Petrowa Niwa
- Shumen , Madara fortress near Shumen
- Shumen , Shumen fortress near Shumen
- Silistra , Silistra fortress south of Silistra
- Sofia , Trajan Fortress Gates near Sofia
- Veliko Tarnovo , Tsarevets Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo
- Vidin , Baba Vida fortress in Vidin
Denmark
- Aalborg , former fortress Aalborghus Castle , remains of the ramparts preserved, casemates under the western ramparts serve as a museum
- Aalborg Municipality , district of Hals on the Kattegat , fortress Hals, formerly several forts, entrenchments and bunkers, parts of it preserved
- Aarhus , former fortress town
- Amager , Insel, Fort Kongelundsfortet in the southwest of Amager Island on the Køgebucht
- Amager , Insel, Fort Dragør see Copenhagen
- Christiansø (Pea Islands), island near Bornholm , fortress on Christiansø island
- Esbjerg , formerly fortified sea port (from 1869)
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Faroe Islands (Denmark):
- Faroe Islands , Tórshavn , Skansin fortress in Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands
- Frederikshavn (before 1818: Fladstrand), fortifications of the port of Fladstrand / Frederikshavn , gun turret "Krudtårnet" on the peninsula in the south of the old port and to the north the "Nørdre Skanse" (formerly German north hill from 1627) preserved, former "Søndre Skanse" ( South hill)
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Copenhagen , former fortress city of Copenhagen with 6 land forts and many batteries and sea forts:
- Copenhagen , eastern ramparts preserved
- Copenhagen , Citadel Kastellet preserved
- Amager , Insel, Stadt Dragør , Fort Dragør located south of the port facilities of Dragør on an artificial island, today a hotel and restaurant, formerly part of the Copenhagen fortress
- Middelgrundsfortet , artificial island in the Øresund , former sea fortress Middelgrundsfortet of the fortress Copenhagen
- Saltholm , island in Öresund , former fortifications of Saltholm as part of the fortress Copenhagen
- Trekroner , island in the Öresund in front of the Copenhagen harbor, remarkably preserved island fort Trekroner with its own harbor, former outpost of the Copenhagen fortress
- Langeland , island, Bagenkop at the southern tip of the island, Langelandfort , today a museum
- Masnedø , island in the Storstrømmen strait near Vordingborg , Fort Masnedø , open to the public
- Nordschleswig , security position north in Nordschleswig, fortress of the First World War
- Ribe , former Riberhus Castle , remains preserved, rondeled moated castle
- Zealand , island, Helsingør , Kronborg Castle in Helsingør
- Sonderburg - Düppel : u. a. Düppeler Schanzen
- different places, the Atlantic Wall erected by the German occupiers in World War II :
- Blåvand , Tirpitz position near Blåvand
- Blåvand , buffalo radar station near Blåvand
- Fanø , Insel, several bunkers (many accessible north of Nordby at the end of the Vesternasen trail), as well as on the south side of the island, at Halevejen east of Rindby, Flak Bunker Fl243
- Frederikshavn , of the former 350 plants in the urban area of Frederikshavn, around 250 are still preserved today. a .:
- Frederikshavn , Bangsbo district on the hill of Pikkerbakken, Bangsbo Fort , part of the Coastal Museum and 9 other similar forts
- Frederikshavn , Deget island one kilometer northeast of the port of Frederikshavn, bunker
- Skagens Gren , northern headland of Jutland , called Grenen or Skagens Gren, bunker museum of the Atlantic Wall
- Hirtshals , open-air museum “Bunkermuseum Hirtshals 10th Battery” below the lighthouse
- Ringkøbing , Søndervig Army Coast Battery / Radar station grass snake in Ringkøbing
- Rømø , island, several bunkers, guided tours through larger bunkers possible
- Skagen , quite a few bunkers
- Skagerrak , Hanstholm fortress on the Skagerrak
Germany
Estonia
- Narva , former fortress town, see Battle of Narva
- Narva , fortress Hermannsfeste in Narva
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Paide / Weißenstein, former fortress town with castle
- Paide / Weißenstein, formerly bastioned Ordensburg Paide of the Teutonic Order, ruin
- Pärnu / Pernau, former fortress town (1561? -1835)
- Saaremaa / Ösel, island, town of Kuressaare on Saarema island, Arensburg Castle with fortress (bastions after 1675) near town of Kuressaare
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Tallinn / Reval, former fortress town
- Tallinn- Kalamaja , originally coastal battery Fort Patarei (triangular fortress ), later Russian prison, today ruin
- Tartu / Dorpat, former fortress town, siege of Tartu (1704)
- Vastseliina / Neuhausen, castle ruins with gun turrets / roundels, Ordensburg
- various places northwest of Saint Petersburg, sea fortress of Emperor Peter the Great
- Viljandi / Fellin, former fortress-like order castle, ruin
Finland
- Bomarsund , formerly Russian fortress Bomarsund on the Åland Islands by today's Bomarsund Bridge , see Battle of Bomarsund
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Hanko , former Swedish fortress Hanko with fortress museum at the east harbor
- Hanko , Inselfort Fort Gustavsvärn and
- Hanko , Inselfort Fort Gustav-Adolf (Hanko)
- Hamina , former fortress town Hamina / Fredrikshamn / Vehkalahti
- Hämeenlinna , Hämeenlinna Castle fortress , Hämeenlinna
- Helsinki , island fortress Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) in front of Helsinki
- Kajaani , Linnasaari river island , fortress Kajaaninlinna Castle (also: Kajaneborg ) (17th – 18th century) on Linnasaari island, ruin
- Kotka , formerly Russian fortress Kotka
- Kotka , Kymenlinna fortress north of Kotka
- Lappeenranta , fortress (citadel) near Lappeenranta / Villmanstrand, former fortress town
- Loviisa , island fortress Svartholm (fortress) south of Loviisa
- Loviisa , remains of the Loviisa land fortress
- Luumäki , formerly Russian Davydovskaya fortress in Taavetti (Davidstat) near Luumäki
- Luumäki , Mannerheim Line in Luumäki
- Savonlinna , Olavinlinna Castle in Savonlinna Castle, and fortress in the 16th to 18th centuries.
- Turku , Turku Castle with roundabout
- different places
- Mannerheim Line
- Sea fortress of Emperor Peter the Great , parts of Finland
France
- Agde , Fort de Brescou island fortress
- Amiens , former fortress town with preserved
- Angers , Angers Fortress , castle with gun turrets
- Arras , Citadel of Arras
- Atlantic Wall: see "various locations"
- Avignon , Papal Palace in Avignon
- Bayonne , former fortress town with citadel
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Belfort , former fortress town with Belfort citadel and fort belt:
- Belfort , Fort de Roppe , (also: Fort Ney) near Belfort
- Bessoncourt , Fort de Bessoncourt (also: "Fort Senarmont") northeast of Belfort near Bessoncourt
- Chèvremont , Ouvrage de Chèvremont near Belfort
- Danjoutin , Fort des Basses Perches (also: "Fort Valmy") southeast of Belfort near Danjoutin
- Giromagny , Fort de Giromagny (also: "Fort Dorsner") northeast of Belfort
- Pérouse , Fort des Hautes Perches (also: "Fort Rapp")
- Besançon , Citadel of Besançon, u. a. with the Vauban Museum, city wall and
- Beynac-et-Cazenac , Beynac Castle
- Bitche , Citadel of Bitche / German: Bitsch
- Blaye , Citadel of Blaye
- Bordeaux , former fortress Château Trompette (Bordeaux) in the north of the city, razed, fortress against the city
- Bordeaux , former fortress Château du Hâ in the west of the city, demolished, a tower preserved, fortress against the city
- Boyardville , Seefort Boyard (known from the television game show of the same name) in the sea off Boyardville
- Boulogne-sur-Mer , former fortified town
- Briançon , Briançon fortifications: Fort des Salettes, des Trois Têtes and Randouillet, ramparts, four forts, signal tower and bridge
- Calais , former fortress town with Calais citadel and several outer works
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Camaret-sur-Mer , Vauban Tower "Golden Tower of Camaret" in Camaret-sur-Mer
- Camaret-sur-Mer , Fort du Toulinguet
- Camaret-sur-Mer , Napoleonic fort "Corps de garde du Petit Gouin"
- Camaret-sur-Mer , bunkers on the Atlantic Wall
- Carcassonne , Cité in Carcassonne
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Charleville-Mézières , former fortified towns, remains exist
- Charleville-Mézières , former Charleville Citadel
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Colle di Tenda , Tendapass, former Italian fortifications on the Tenda Pass:
- Colle di Tenda , Forte Centrale
- Colle di Tenda , Fort de Giaure
- Colle di Tenda , Fort de la Marguerie
- Colle di Tenda , Fort Pepin
- Colle di Tenda , Fort Pernante
- Colle di Tenda , Fort Tabourde
- Colmars-les-Alpes , “Fort du Savoie” and another fortress
- Condé-sur-l'Escaut , former fortress town
- Corbie , former fortress town, see Siege of Corbie
- Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique , Coucy Castle , rounded castle
- Dunkirk / Dunkerque, former fortress town, u. a. received "Porte de la Marine"
- Ébersviller , Fort Michelsberg ("Ouvrage Michelsberg") near Ébersviller
- Entrevaux , fortress over Entrevaux
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Épinal , fortress ring around the city of Épinal with
- Épinal , Battery de Spanchey
- Épinal , Fort de bois d'Abbé
- Epinal , Fort de Girancourt
- Épinal , Fort d'Uxegney , 379 meters above sea level on a ridge above the Avière valley
- Fort-Louis , former fortifications "Ludwigsfeste" (remnants) near the city "Fort Louis" with several former forts: Fort Alsace on the Alsace side and the Fort Marquisat on the banks of the Baden region and the main fort "Fort Carré" north of the city
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Gironde , Citadel of Blaye , part of the "Great Blaye Fortress" on the Gironde with external works
- Cussac-Fort-Médoc , Fort Médoc on the left bank of the Gironde
- Gironde , Fort Paté island fortress on an island in Gironde
- Givet on the Meuse
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Grenoble , former fortress town with
- Grenoble , Fort de la Bastille citadel
- Grenoble , fortifications from the 19th century with preserved fort belt around Grenoble :
- Grenoble , Fort des Quatre Seigneurs
- Grenoble , Fort du Bourcet
- Grenoble , Fort du Saint-Eynard
- Claix (Isère) , Fort de Comboire (also: "Fort Monteynard") at Claix
- Gieres near Grenoble, Fort du Mûrier (also: "Fort Randon")
- Haguenau , former fortress town
- Huningue / Hüningen, former Hüningen fortress
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Île-d'Aix , island, forts and fortifications on the island of "Île-d'Aix":
- Fort de la Rade on the southern tip of the island
- Fort Liédot in the center of the island
- Coastal fortification on Île-d'Aix with at least nine battery positions as well as fortifications of the place "Ile-d-Aix"
- Île Belle-Île , island, citadel of Le Palais
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Île d'Hœdic , island in the Bay of Biscay , various fortifications:
- Île d'Hœdic , various places, several Vauban's former cannon towers
- Île d'Hœdic , Fort Anglais in the northeast of the island, ruin
- Île d'Hœdic , center of the island, Fort Louis-Philippe in the center of the island plateau
- Île d'Houat , island in the Bay of Quiberon , former fortifications of the island
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Île d'Oléron , island, forts on the island "Île d'Oléron":
- former Fort de la Perohne
- former Fort St.Denis
- Citadel of Le Château-d'Oléron , military history museum
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Île d'Yeu , an island in the Atlantic Ocean 20 kilometers off the coast of the Vendée , Port-Joinville , Fort de Pierre Levèe citadel southwest of Port-Joinville
- Île d'Yeu , bunkers on the Atlantic Wall
- Île de Port-Cros , island, fortifications on Port-Cros island:
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Île de Ré , island, forts on the island "Île de Ré":
- Île de Ré , Saint-Clément-des-Baleines , parts of the Atlantic Wall near Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
- Fort de la Prée
- Island fortress Saint-Martin-de-Ré , with city walls, port and citadel
- Île Glénan , island group, Île Cigogne, Fort Cigogne on the island of Cigogne, 19 km south of the city of Fouesnant
- Île Le Mont-Saint-Michel , island, fortifications of the island of “Le Mont-Saint-Michel”, roundabouts and bastions
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Île Madame , island, various fortifications / forts, casemates, etc. a .:
- Île Madame , Ile Madame fortress-like castle
- Île Madame , Fort Enet
- Île Madame , Fort Ile Madame
- Île Pelée , Insel, Fort de l'Île Pelée (formerly also: Fort Royal, then Fort National, then Fort Impérial), today used by French marine
- Île Petite Porquerolles , island in the Mediterranean, a fort on Petite Porquerolles
- Île Porquerolles , island in the Mediterranean, 6 forts / fortresses, including:
- Île Porquerolles , Port Porquerolles, Fort Sainte-Agathe at the port of Port Porquerolles
- Île Saint-Honorat , island, southeastern shore of the island, fortress tower on the seashore
- Îles Saint-Marcouf , Île du Large, fortress on Île du Large, a circular fortress
- Île Sainte-Marguerite , island, north side of the island, Fort Royal (also: Fort Vauban), museum
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Corsica , island of Corsica:
- Ajaccio , Ajaccio Citadel
- Bastia , former Genoese citadel
- Bonifacio , fortress city and citadel
- Calvi , citadel
- Corte , citadel
- Corsica , works from the time of the construction of the Maginot Line in the south of the island
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Corsica , Genoese towers on the island coast
- Corsica , Cap Corse peninsula , Tour de l´Osse Genuerserturm and others on the coast of the Cap Corse peninsula
- Porto Vecchio , remains of the fortified city
- Saint-Florent , round citadel
- La Petite-Pierre / La Petite-Pierre, castle and fortress Lützelstein
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La Rochelle , former fortified town of La Rochelle with outer forts
- La Rochelle , fortifications at the port of La Rochelle
- La Rochelle , formerly Fort Louis (La Rochelle)
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Le Havre , former fortress town with a naval port
- Le Havre , former citadel
- Le Havre , formerly Fort Warwick , razed
- Le Havre , fortified naval port of the Atlantic Wall
- Le Perthus , Fort de Bellegarde
- Le Quesnoy , fortified city
- Le Verdon-sur-Mer , Gironde-Süd German fortress (1940s)
- Lichtenberg (Bas-Rhin) , Fortress Burg Lichtenberg (Alsace)
- Lille , former fortress town of Lille with preserved citadel of Lille
- Longwy / Langich, fortress town (upper town only)
- Lyon , former fortress city of Lyon with fort belt
- Maginot Line along the border with Germany, the Alpine region and on the island of Corsica
- Maubeuge , former fortress town
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Maurienne , Royal Sardinian defense line (directed against France) Barrière de l'Esseillon in the upper Maurienne
- Aussois , Fort Victor-Emmanuel near Aussois
- Aussois , Fort Marie-Christine
- Avrieux , Redoute Marie-Thérèse
- Fort Charles-Félix , ruin
- Fort Charles-Albert , unfinished
- Marseille , Île d'If , island, island fortress Château d'If on the Île d'If a few nautical miles from Marseille
- Maubert-Fontaine , former fortress town
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Metz , fortress Metz , former fortress town with two fort belts
- Metz Feste Alvensleben 1 km west of Metz
- Metz , Fort de Queuleu (also: Fort Goeben) southeast of Metz, east of the Saille valley
- Metz , Fort Saint-Privat (also: "Feste Prinz August von Württemberg")
- Metz , Forts: Feste Kronprinz , Feste Kaiserin, Feste Leipzig, Feste Lorraine, Feste von der Goltz, Feste Luitpold, Feste Wagner, Feste Haeseler
- Montauban , former fortress town with bridgehead fortress "Villebourbon", see Siege of Montauban
- Mont-Dauphin , Mont-Dauphin fortress
- Mont-Louis , fortress town with citadel
- Montmédy , Montmédy Citadel
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Montpellier , former fortress town with citadel, several bastions have been preserved, see also Siege of Montpellier
- Montpellier , former citadel of Montpellier
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Montreuil (Pas-de-Calais) , former fortress town with
- Montreuil (Pas-de-Calais) , preserved citadel of Montreuil
- Mouzon , former fortress town in the Ardennes
- Mutzig -Molsheim, fortress Kaiser Wilhelm II. ("Fort de Mutzig") at Mutzig near Strasbourg
- Neuf-Brisach / (German: Neubreisach), fortress town Neuf-Brisach, fortifications largely preserved
- Neufchâteau (Vosges) , Fort de Bourlémont ("Fort Choiseul") near Neufchâteau / Vosges
- Niederbronn-les-Bains , fortifications of Lichtenberg Castle (Alsace) in Lichtenberg near Niederbronn
- Nice , former fortress town with former citadel (ruin) on the "Colline du Château" hill
- Orschwiller , Hohkönigsburg , rounded castle with gun turret
- Paris , former fortress city (city center)
- Paris , Paris fort belt, see Thiers city fortifications
- Paris , Barrière de fer , a fortress ring around Paris, as well as a fortress line parallel to the Maginot Line , but about 50 km west of this built at the end of the 19th century
- Perpignan , Palace of the Kings of Mallorca with fortifications
- Phalsbourg / Pfalzburg, former fortress town
- Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste , Fort Lagarde
- Reims , former fortress city with fort belt
- Reims , Fort de la Pompelle ("Fort de Herbillon"), near the municipality of Puisieulx, about five kilometers south-east of Reims
- Rochefort (Charente-Maritime) , former fortress town with a naval port
- Rodemack , former fortress Rodemack
- Romainville , Fort Romainville
- Royan , former fortress town, see Siege of Royan
-
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port , former fortress town with
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port , preserved citadel (bastioned castle)
-
Saint-Malo , fortified city with
- Fort National island fortress in the sea in front of Saint-Malo
- Saint-Mihiel , formerly Fort des Paroches
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue , Fort de la Hougue (also: "Tour Vauban") on the Île Tatihou and the nearby Fort de l'Ilet (museum), fortifications of "La Hougue"
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme , former fortress town "Saint-Valery-sur-Somme" with citadel
- Salses-le-Château , Fort of Salses
- Sedan on the Meuse
- Sélestat / Schlettstadt, former fortress town
- Sète , former fortress town of Sète with Citadel Richelieu and Tower of Castellas
- Simserhof, Simserhof artillery works on the Maginot Line
- Stenay , former fortress town with former citadel (see Merian stitch)
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Strasbourg , former fortress city of Strasbourg with the citadel of Strasbourg and fort belt (largely preserved facilities):
- Holtzheim , Fort Crown Prince of Saxony (today Fort Joffre) in Holtzheim
- Mundolsheim , Fort Podbielski (today Fort Ducrot) in Mundolsheim
- Niederhausbergen , Fort Kronprinz (today Fort Foch) in Niederhausbergen
- Oberhausbergen , Fort Grand Duke of Baden (today Fort Frère) in Oberhausbergen
- Reichstett , Fort Rapp formerly Fort Moltke in Reichstett
- Strasbourg , Fort Roon (today Fort Desaix)
- Wolfisheim , Fort Bismarck (today Fort Kléber) in Wolfisheim
- Suresnes , Mont Valérien hill, Fort du Mont-Valérien
- Tendabahn , fortress structures in the tunnels of the Tendabahn between Nice and Cuneo in Italy
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Thionville , former fortress town, the "Pont de Cormontaigne" dam bridge to flood the fortress ditches was preserved
- Thionville , Feste Obergentringen
- Thionville , festivals kingmakers
- Thionville , Illingen Fortress (Fort d'Illange)
- Toul , fortress town of Vauban, parts preserved
-
Toulon , former fortress town
- Toulon , Fort Balaguier
- Toulon , circular fortress Fort Tour royale
- Veckring , Fort Hackenberg ("Ouvrage Hackenberg") near Veckring / Lothringen
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Verdun on the Maas, former fortress town with fort belt:
- Verdun , Fort Douaumont near Verdun
- Verdun , Fort Vaux near Verdun
- Verdun , list of fortifications in and around Verdun
- different places:
- different places, Atlantic Wall by the German occupiers in World War II built
- Île d'Yeu , bunkers on the Atlantic Wall
- different places, different French cities along the German-French border, line Barrière de fer
- different places, Atlantic Wall by the German occupiers in World War II built
- various places, Fortifications de l'Est as the eastern part of the Système Séré de Rivières fortification line
- Vézelois , Fort de Vézelois , (also "Fort Ordener")
- Villefranche-de-Conflent , Fort Libéria with an underground passage to Villefranche
- Vincennes , Citadel Vincennes Castle with former Fort Neuf
- Vitry-le-François , former fortress town
- Wissembourg / (Weißenburg), Fort de Schoenenbourg the largest still accessible facility on the Maginot Line south of Wissembourg
Greece
- Crete , island, Heraklion , former fortress town Candia with preserved fortress Koules (also: Rocca al Mare) at the port of Heraklion
- Nafplio , Bourtzi island fortress in the sea in front of Nafplio
- Rhodes , island, Rhodes (city) , fortress town with roundels and fortress Agios Nikolaos Pyrgos at the port of Marina Mandraki
- different places, metaxas line
Ireland
- Cork , grounds of the former British Palmerston Forts near Cork
- Kinsale , Charles Fort in Kinsale, County Cork
- Kinsale , James Fort, ruin
- Lough Swilly , grounds of the former British Palmerston Forts on the Lough Swilly inlet
- various locations, several Martello towers on the coast of Ireland, turrets for coastal defense, etc. a .:
- Aughinis , tower in Aughinis
- Balbriggan , tower in Balbriggan
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown , tower in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, museum
- Rathmullan , tower in Rathmullan, museum
Italy
- Ancona , former fortress town with citadel
- Arsiero , Forte Cornolò
- Ascea , fortress ruins (15th century tower preserved next to a medieval chapel) from Alea , near the coastal town of Ascea
- Asiago (Veneto) , Forte Interrotto approx. 2.5 km north of Asiago
- Asiago (Veneto) , fortification Tagliata Val d'Assa 2 km north of Asiago and west of Rodighieri and San Domenico
- Barcarola , Forte Casa Ratti above Barcarola in the province of Vicenza
- Bard (Aosta Valley) , Forte di Bard
- Bibbona , OT Marina di Bibbona, Forte di Bibbona
- Bolzano , fortress Sigmundskron Castle , rounded castle
- Caprarola , Palazzo Farnese above a former fortress
- Caprino Veronese , Forte Cimo Grande , Spiazzi district
- Caprino Veronese , Forte San Marco on Mount San Marco
- Caprino Veronese , Tagliata d'Incanal , road block at Incanal
- Cismon del Grappa , Forte Tombion
- Civita Castellana , Forte Sangallo with museum
- Corneto near Cerignola , fortress (fort?) At the "Torre Alemanna"
- Dolcè , district Ceraino, Forte Ceraino (also: Fort Hlawaty)
- Enego , Forte Coldarco
- Enego , Forte Lisser
- Exilles , mountain fortress Exilles in the Piedmont region
- Fenestrelle , Fenestrelle mountain fortress in the Piedmont region
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Florence , former fortress city with
- Florence , Fortezza da Basso citadel in Florence
- Franzensfeste , Fortress Franzensfeste ( Forte di Fortezza ) in South Tyrol
- L'Aquila , Forte Spagnolo (Spanish Fortress)
- Milan , Castello Sforzesco , castle with gun turrets and formerly with bastions (the latter looped)
- Nettuno , formerly bastioned fort
- Palmanova
- Perugia , Rocca Paolina in Perugia
- Pinerolo , former city fortress with citadel
- Reschenpass , locking position on the Reschenpass
- Rivoli Veronese , Forte Rivoli (also Fort Wohlgemuth) on Monte Castello
- Roana , Forte Punta Corbin
- Rome , Castel Sant'Angelo (Italian: Castel Sant'Angelo), a circular fort
- Salurn , Haderburg Fortress ("Salurn Castle"), bastionized and rounded castle
- Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella , Forte Monte (also Fort Mollinary) on Monte Pastello
- Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo , Forte Monte Tesoro
- Sarzana , Fortezza Firmafede in Sarzana, rounded castle
- Seven municipalities (Italy) , Forte Campomolon
- Seven municipalities (Italy) , Forte Campolongo on the Cima di Campolongo mountain
- Seven municipalities (Italy) , Forte Monte Verena on the Monte Verena mountain
- Tenda Pass , Italian fortress structures on the Tenda Pass on the border with France (facilities today on French territory)
- Torrebelvicino , Forte Monte Enna north of Torrebelvicino on the Monte Enna mountain in the province of Vicenza
- Trento , Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, rounded castle
- Trieste , Castello di San Giusto
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Turin , former fortress city with
- Turin , former citadel of Turin
- Valli del Pasubio , Forte Monte Maso
- Valli del Pasubio , Tagliata Bariola
Defense works of Austria against Italy until 1918
(today located in Italy)
- Buchensteintal , Buchensteintal barrier
- Buchensteintal , La Corte plant
- Dolcè , Fort Hlawaty
- Dolcè , Chiusa road block between Dolcè and Chiusa di Ceraino
- Folgaria , groups of works Folgaria and Lavarone
- Folgaria , Serrada plant (Dosso del Sommo) is located about four kilometers south of the municipality of Folgaria
- Folgaria , Sommo intermediate plant on a ridge 4 km south of Folgaria
- Franzensfeste , Fortress Franzensfeste ( Forte di Fortezza ) in South Tyrol
- Lardaro , Corno plant
- Lavarone , groups of works Folgaria and Lavarone
- Lavarone , Sebastiano plant on the Lavarone-Folgaria plateau
- Levico Terme , Busa Grande replacement plant
- Levico Terme , Vezzena post (Spitz Verle) on the summit of Pizzo di Levico (also called Cima Vezzena), above Valsugana and south of the village of Levico Terme
- Levico Terme , Gschwent plant above the Valsugana south of Levico Terme
- Levico Terme , Verle plant (Busa Verle) above the Valsugana and south of Levico Terme
- Lusern , Lusern plant on the southern foothills of the Costa Alta ridge about one kilometer northeast of Lusern
- Mantua , former Austrian fortress town with citadel, see Citadel Mantua
- Nago-Torbole , Nago roadblock
- Plätzwiese , Plätzwiese plant on the Plätzwiese high plateau
- Poggio Imperiale , former fortress town
- Riva del Garda , Riva fortress on the northern tip of Lake Garda with the fortresses
- Rivoli Veronese , Fort Wohlgemuth
- Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella , Fort Mollinary
- Travignolatal / Ort St. Martin, lock Albuso
- Travignola valley , Dossaccio plant
- Trafoital , place Gomagoi, road block Gomagoi above the place Gomagoi
- Trento , Trento Fortress
- Vallarsa / Brandtal, Valmorbia plant halfway between the villages of Valmorbia and Pozzacchio via today's state road SS46
- Valle di Rio Vela , Battery Doss di Sponde south of the Buco di Vela roadblock
- Valle di Rio Vela , Buco di Vela road block between Riva del Garda and Trento
- Valparola saddle , Tre Sassi plant northeast of the Col di Lana mountain between the Hexenstein and the small Lagazuoi
- Vermiglio , Strino plant on the Tonalepas road in the province of Trento
- Vermiglio , Presanella plant
- Vermiglio , Mero intermediate plant
- Verona , former Austrian fortress city
- various locations, Austrian fortifications on the border with Italy
Croatia
- Dubrovnik , Republic of Ragusa , fortress city (city-state)
- Dvor , Gvozdansko fortress near town Dvor
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Hvar (town) , fortress town of Hvar on the island of Hvar
- Hvar (town) , fortress Španjola (Spanish fortress), citadel of the town
- Hvar (town) , small "fortress Napoleon" (1811), on the hill east of the fortress Španjola up to 228 m. ü. NN rises, in it today observatory of the University of Zagreb
- Hvar (town) , battery "Baterija Andreas Hofer" (1811), ruin, on the "Križni rat" (Cape Cross), securing the port of Hvar
- Hvar (town) , Veneranda fortress (1811), on the west side of the port of Hvar on the mountain Sveta Katarina (Saint Catherine), event area
- Hvar (town) , Gališnik island in port entrance, Gališnik island fortress (1831), abandoned since 1866
- Klis , Klis fortress near Klis near Split
- Ponta Oštra on the Prevlaka peninsula
- Senj , Nehaj fortress near Senj
- Ston , Veliki Ston , fortress town
Latvia
- Alūksne , former Marienburg fortress , ruins, list of fortresses besieged in the Great Northern War
- Bauska / Bauske, former fortress town
- Bauska / Bauske, fortress Bauska Castle , formerly bastioned castle with gun turrets
- Daugavpils , Citadel Dünaburg (fortress town) in Daugavpils, completely preserved very large fortress from the 19th century.
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Jelgava / Mitau, former fortress town, see Siege of Mitau
- Jelgava / Mitau , formerly bastioned moated castle Mitau
- Koknese , fortress Burg Kokenhusen , bastioned castle, ruin
- Liepāja / Liebau, OT Karosta , former fortress town of Liebau, fortifications and forts of the former Russian war port Karosta (9 fortress parts, two of which are directly at the port) near the town of Liepāja
-
Riga , former fortress city (from 1684) with citadel, see Siege of Riga (1700)
- Riga , formerly Kobernschanze (also: Koberschanze ) on the left bank of the Daugava near Riga, formerly the fortress of the fortress city of Riga
- Riga , OT Daugavgrīva / Dünaumünde, fortress Dünaumünde
Lithuania
- Biržai / Birsen, fortress Old Birsen Castle, bastioned castle, ramparts and moats have been preserved, see list of fortresses besieged in the Great Northern War
- Kaunas , former fortress town of Kaunas with a ring of nine forts, museum in Fort 9
- Kaunas , Kaunas castle ruins, rounded castle
- Klaipėda , the former fortress town of Klaipėda
- Klaipėda , ruins of Memelburg in Klaipėda, bastion castle, earth bastions, moats and excavation site have been preserved
- Trakai , Trakai moated castle with gun turrets and casemates
- Vilnius , Vilnius Castle
Luxembourg
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Luxembourg (City) , Federal Fortress Luxembourg with:
- Luxembourg (city) , Corniche
- Luxembourg (city) , casemates of the city of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg (city) , Fort Thüngen
- Luxembourg City , Holy Spirit Citadel
- Luxembourg (city) , Spanish turret
- Luxembourg City , Fort and Vauban Tower of the Luxembourg Fortress
- Vianden , Vianden Castle
Malta
- Gozo , Island, Fort Chambray on Gozo Island
- Gozo , Gozo Island, City of Victoria (Malta) , Citadel of Victoria
- Grand Harbor , Fort Ricasoli in Grand Harbor
- Grand Harbor , Fort St. Rocco on a headland near Grand Harbor
- Grand Harbor , Rinella Battery on a headland northeast of the entrance to Grand Harbor
- Gżira / Manoel Island, Insel, Fort Manoel on Gżira Island
- Marsamxett Harbor , Cambridge Battery and Fort Tigne on the headland called Dragut's Point north of the entrance to Marsamxett Harbor
- Marsamxett Harbor , Garden Battery at Marsamxett Harbor
- Marsaskala Bay , Żonqor Battery approx. 500 m north of Marsaskala Bay and 0.9 km west of Żonqor Point
- Marsaxlokk , bay, Fort St Lucian (also: Fort de Rohan) in the bay of Marsaxlokk
- Marsaxlokk , Bay, Fort Delimara in Marsaxlokk Bay
- Mdina
- Northeast coast of Malta, Delle Grazie Battery on the northeast coast of the island approx. 3.1 km southeast of Fort St Elmo and 7.6 km north of Delimara Point
- Northeast coast of Malta, Fort St Leonardo on the northeast coast of the island approx. 4.6 km southeast of Fort St Elmo and 6.6 km north of Delimara Point
- Pembroke (Malta) , Fort Pembroke
- Senglea , Fort St. Michael in Senglea
- Sliema , Fort Sliema
- St. Thomas Bay near Marsaskala , St Pauls Battery in St. Thomas Bay
- unknown location, Endina Fortress
- unknown location, Fort Bengisha
- unknown location, Fort Bingemma
- unknown location, Fort Campell
- unknown location, Fort Madliena
- unknown location, Fort Tas-Silg
- unknown location, Pembroke Battery
- unknown location, Spinola Battery
- unknown location, Wolseley Battery
- Valletta , fortified city with
- different locations, four Wignacourt Towers u. a. in Malta , Goso Island and Comino Island
- different locations, thirteen De Redin Towers
- different locations, five Lascaris Towers
- Vittoriosa / Birgu, Fort St. Angelo in Vittoriosa
see also: Fortresses of Malta
Netherlands
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Amsterdam , position of Amsterdam , fort belt and batteries around Amsterdam
- Amsterdam , Insel Pampus , artificial island in front of Amsterdam, Inselfort Pampus , remarkable complex
- Arnhem , formerly a bastion water castle Arnhem on the river Waal
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Breda , former fortress town of Breda , and former 37 outer forts , parts preserved, with citadel-like
- Breda , "Breda Castle" (preserved)
- Brielle , former fortress town, parts of the facilities have been preserved
- Coevorden , former fortress town
- Den Helder , Fort Kijkduin in Den Helder
- Doesburg , fortress town
- Doornenburg , Fort Pannerden in the fork of the Pannerdens Canal near Doornenburg
- Eindhoven , former fortress city
- Elburg , fortress town
- Enkhuizen , former fortress town, remains exist
- Goeree-Overflakkee , island, place Oostflakkee , district Ooltgensplaat, in the east of the former municipality on Volkerrak, former Fort Ooltgensplaat (in operation until 1811), see also fortifications on Hollands Diep and on Volkerak
- Goes , former fortress town with two entrenchments at the mouth of the canal in the Oosterschelde , u. a. Remains of the systems of the "Westerschans" have been preserved
- Gooise Meren , OT Naarden , fortress town Naarden
- Groenlo / Grolle, former fortress town with siege ramparts, see Siege of Groenlo (1597)
- Hellevoetsluis , fortress town with a naval port
- Hulst , former fortress town, ramparts, gate "de Gentse Poort" and large parts of the city walls have been preserved
- IJsselmeer , closing dike on the IJsselmeer with the fortresses:
-
Maastricht , former fortress city, parts preserved, with:
- Maastricht , former line of Dumoulin near Maastricht
- Sint Pietersberg , Fort St. Pieter (ruin) on the Sint Pietersberg near Maastricht
- Middelburg , former fortress town, ramparts preserved
- Middelburg , formerly two ski jumps at the mouth of the canal in the Westerschelde
- Reiderland , former Neuschanz fortress ("Nieuweschans" or "Langackerschanze") in Reiderland, remains have been preserved
- Roermond , former fortress town, remains preserved
- Schouwen-Duiveland , Insel / former Island of Bommenee , former island fortress u. Village Bommenede on former. Bommenee island, today island of Schouwen-Duiveland, Fortress imaged by Frans Hogenberg
- 's-Hertogenbosch , Citadel of' s-Hertogenbosch
- Sluis , fortress town, parts well preserved
- Terneuzen , OT Sas van Gent , former fortress town with citadel and outer fort
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Texel , Insel, former fortifications and a ski jump on the island of Texel
- Texel , place Oudeschild , remains of Fort De Schans
- Texel , place De Cocksdorp , bunker of the Atlantic Wall
- Tholen , Insel, Stadt Tholen , former fortress town with a bridgehead, considerable parts of the ramparts and moats with bastions have been preserved
-
Utrecht , former fortress town with
- Utrecht , former Citadel Vredenburg (dismantled after 1576)
- Veere , former fortress town, ramparts and moats largely preserved, a round bastion at the port entrance
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Venlo , former fortress town with outer forts:
- Venlo , former Spanish Fort St. Michael , small remains
- Venlo , formerly Fort Keulen
- Venlo , formerly Fort Beerendonk
- Venlo , formerly Fort Ginkel
- Different places, Atlantic Wall by the German occupiers in World War II built
- Schiermonnikoog , island, bunker village "Schlei" with radar posts northeast of Schiermonnikoog
- Terschelling , island, former "Tiger" radar station and several bunker ruins, Atlantic Wall on Terschelling
- Texel , place De Cocksdorp , bunker of the Atlantic Wall
- Various locations, fortifications of the Dutch waterline
- Different locations, fortifications on Hollands Diep and Volkerak with:
- Haaren , Fort Bovensluis (Oberschleuse), (also: Fort Haaren)
- Moerdijk , Klundert district , former fortress town
- Moerdijk , Willemstad district , restored Willemstad fortress , fortress city
- Numansdorp , Fort Buitensluis (outer lock )
- Overflakke , Fort Prince Frederik zu Ooltgensplaat (also: Fort Duquesne)
- Sabrina Hendrik Polder , Fort De Ruyter
- unknown location , Fort De Hel (formerly Fort Anna or Fort L´Enfer)
- Different locations, fortress Holland
- Different locations, Grebbe line
- Different locations, Dutch waterline
- Different locations, Maas line
- Different places, Peel-Raam position
- Vlagtwedde , OT Bourtange , fortress Bourtange , completely restored remarkable valley fortress of the Renaissance and Baroque periods with double moats and intermediate works
- Vlissingen , former fortress town with Fort Ramekens in front
- Vlissingen , Ritthem , Fort Rammekens sea fortress near Ritthem
- Waal (river), unknown place, former Amelia ski jump
- Waal (river), unknown place, formerly Neue Schenkenschanze ("Nieuw Schenckenschans")
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Wachtendonk , former fortress town with:
- Wachtendonk , citadel-like castle Wachtendonk , ruin
- Zutphen , former fortress town
- Zwolle , former fortress town
Norway
- Bergen , Bergenhus Fortress
- Eydsberg , Fort Høytorp , museum
- Halden , Fredriksten Fortress , museum
- Kongsvinger , OT Tårstadt, Kongsvinger Fortress
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Kristiansand (also: Christiansand or Christianssand), fortifications to protect the port of Kristiansand:
- Kristiansholm , Insel, preserved fortress Christiansholm on Christiansholm island
- Kristiansand , Møvik island near Kristiansand, German fortifications from the 1940s, now a cannon museum
- Flekkerøya , Fort Fredriksholm (from 1662) near Flekkerøya, partially destroyed
- Flekkerøya , coastal battery with the 3rd battery of Marine Artillery Division 502 at the commandant of the sea defense Kristiansand-Süd
- Gammeløya , island, place Flekkerøya , former island fortress Fort Flekkerhus (1555–1635), built over from 1635 by Fort Christiansø
- Krøttøya , island, Harstad municipality , Meløyvær fortress
- Larvik , district of Stavern, former fort in Stavern and battery positions
- Oslo / former Christiania, former fortress town Christiania with bastions
- Oslo , Akershus Fortress
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Oslofjord , islands of North and South Kaholmen, fortress Oscarsborg on the islands of North and South Kaholmen in the Oslofjord west of Drøbak , with
- Drøbak , Battery Veisving in Drobak and other battery positions
- Sotra , island, Fjell fortress
- Stjørdal , Steinvikholmen island fortress , ruin, near Stjørdal
- Stjørdal , Hegra fortress east of Stjørdal, ruin
- Trogstad , Fort Trogstad with fortified bridgeheads at Fossum and Lagna
- Trondheim , Kristiansten Fortress in Trondheim
- Trondheim , island fortress Munkholmen near Trondheim
- Vardøya , Insel, island fortress Vardøhus , northernmost fortress in the world
- Different places, Atlantic Wall by the German occupiers in World War II built
- Harstad , Trondenes coast battery near Harstad, artillery bunker with four preserved giant Adolf cannons (caliber 40.6 cm!), Bunker for the "Barbara" cannon with museum
Austria
- Alpl (pass) , formerly Alpler Schanz , small remains, in Styria
- Bernstein , Bernstein Castle , expansion of the fortress in the 16th century, in Burgenland
- Bisamberg near Vienna , ski jumps on Bisamberg with the old ski jumps near Stammersdorf , four ski jumps from 1866 with the fortifications "3-6" and "10-13", in Lower Austria
- Bruckneudorf , Ungerberg bunker facility (Ungerberg 3 fixed facility, abbreviated to FAN U3), in Burgenland
- Ebreichsdorf , Ebreichsdorf Castle, moated castle with formerly 5 bastions (from 1704?), Remains of a bastion next to the castle bridge have been preserved, Lower Austria
- Falkenstein (Lower Austria) , Falkenstein Castle (Lower Austria) , rounded castle, ruin
- Forchtenstein , Forchtenstein Castle , in Burgenland
- Graz , Grazer Schloßberg , casemates preserved, in Styria
- Graz , OT Gösting , Gösting castle ruins , fortress, in Styria
- Guntersdorf , Guntersdorf Castle , formerly bastioned moated castle of the early renaissance, the early renaissance bastions were demolished, in Lower Austria
- Güssing , Burg Güssing , fortress, in Burgenland
- Hochosterwitz , Hochosterwitz Castle in Carinthia
- Klagenfurt , former fortress city
- Kottingbrunn , fortress and castle Kottingbrunn, moated castle built in the 15th – 16th centuries. It was rebuilt into an early Renaissance fortress / remarkable complex, largely preserved right next to the baroque castle, in Lower Austria
- Kufstein , Kufstein Fortress in Tyrol
- Linz , fortification line tower fortification Linz , in Upper Austria with:
- Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge , Scharfeneck Castle on the Leithagebirge , still castle-like large Gothic fortress, ruin, in Lower Austria
- Nauders , road blockage Nauders (also: "Sperre Hochfinstermünz") in South Tyrol
- Neufelden , Pürnstein Castle , Rondelierte Castle, Upper Austria
- Pöggstall , Pöggstall Castle , also Roggendorf Castle or Rogendorf Castle, castle with a circular barbican / Torburg , Lower Austria
- Pöls-Oberkurzheim , OT. Pöls, building "Sternschanze" Sauerbrunn above Sauerbrunn Castle , Styria
- Rappottenstein , Rappottenstein Castle , fortification expansion in the 16th to 18th centuries, in Lower Austria
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Reutte , fortress ensemble near Reutte, in Tyrol :
- Reutte , Ehrenberg Castle , bastioned castle
- Reutte , Ehrenberger Klause , formerly bastioned Klause on Katzenberg
- Reutte , Fort Claudia , (also: "Hochschanz")
- Reutte , baroque fortress Schlosskopf
- Riegersburg , Riegersburg , in the 15th to 17th centuries. Expansion into a fortress, in Styria
- Salzburg , fortifications of the city of Salzburg with:
- Sankt Gilgen , OT Franzosenschanze, formerly Franzosenschanze , in the state of Salzburg
- Sankt Pölten , St. Pölten city wall , former fortress town, Lower Austria
- Scharnitz Pass , Porta Claudia and Leutascher Schanze on the Scharnitz Pass, in Tyrol
- Seibersdorf , Seibersdorf Castle , small fort around a baroque castle, Lower Austria
- Strub, Pass Strub , fortress Pass Strub , in the province of Salzburg
- different places, planned alpine fortress
- different locations, field fortification Kuruzzenschanze , in Lower Austria and in Burgenland
- different places, southeast wall
- various places, defensive belt around Vienna, a total of 31 fortifications, with entrenchments / installations at
- Bisamberg , in Lower Austria
- Langenzersdorf , in Lower Austria
- Vienna , floodplain area Lobau , mostly federal state Vienna
- Vienna , OT Aspern , in the state of Vienna
- Vienna , OT Freudenau, in the Freudenau, state of Vienna
- Vienna , OT Hirschstetten , State of Vienna
- Vienna , OT Kagran , State of Vienna
- Vienna , OT Leopoldau , State of Vienna
- Vienna , OT Stammersdorf , Alte Schanzen (Stammersdorf) , State of Vienna
- Werfen , Hohenwerfen Fortress in the state of Salzburg
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Vienna , Vienna Fortress (demolished in 1864), State of Vienna
- Vienna , former water glacis , part of the Vienna Fortress
- Vienna , Vienna Flak Towers , State of Vienna
- Vienna , OT Rothneusiedl , former fortress tower of Rothneusiedl, demolished, federal state Vienna
- Vienna , OT Simmering , fortification system at the Neugebude Castle , fortress-like wall with many defense towers, state of Vienna
- Wiener Neustadt , former fortress town, casemates to visit, in Lower Austria
- Wilfersdorf , Wilfersdorf Castle , formerly bastioned Renaissance castle, traces of the bastions in the park have been preserved, in Lower Austria
Poland
- Brzeg / Brieg, former fortress town in Lower Silesia
- Dęblin / Demblin, former Russian fortress town with citadel
- Drezdenko / Driesen, former fortress Schloss Driesen, bastioned castle, Kurbrandenburg fortress, razed in 1765
- Elbląg / Elbing, former fortress town
- Ełk / Lyck, former fortress town in Masuria
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Gdańsk / Danzig, former fortress town with:
- Gdańsk / Danzig, Weichselmünde Citadel in Danzig
- Gdańsk / Danzig, OT. Głowa Gdańska / Danziger Haupt, former 17th century fortress, demolished
- Gdańsk / Danzig, OT Góra Gradowa / Hagelsberg, Fort Hagelsberg (or Fort Góry Gradowej or Fort Grodzisko), see also Danzig Infantry Regiment No. 128
- Gdańsk / Danzig, OT Biskupia Górka / Bischofsberg, Fort Bischofsberg, remains
- Gdańsk / Danzig, formerly Vistulamouth Fortress (1482–1800), exhibition in the historical museum Danzig
- Gdańsk / Danzig, Westerplatte , fortifications Westerplatte near Danzig
- Giżycko / Lötzen (temporarily Gmina Giżycko ), Feste Boyen
- Głogów / Glogau, fortress Glogau , former fortress town, razed, moats and artillery tower preserved
- Grudziądz / Graudenz, fortress Graudenz , former fortress town
- Hela, Hela Peninsula , fortifications on Hela Peninsula near the town of Hel , u. a. Battery "Heliodor Laskowski" at the tip of the island, battery "Schleswig Holstein" and fire control tower "Mäuseturm". today restored and "Museum of Defense of the Polish Coast (Muzeum Obrony Wybrzeża)"
- Kętrzyn / Rastenburg, OT Gierłoż , leader's headquarters Wolfsschanze in Masuria, bunkers, museum
- Kłodzko / Glatz, Glatz mountain fortress , museum
- Kołobrzeg / Kolberg, Kolberg Fortress , several facilities have been preserved, such as “Fort Münde” with the lighthouse built on it
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Kostrzyn nad Odrą / Küstrin, fortress town fortress Küstrin (old town Küstrin), formerly with citadel and simple ring of detached forts
- Czarnów near Küstrin, Fort Tschernow , former outer fort of the fortress Küstrin
- Żabice near Küstrin, Fort Säbzig , former outer fort of the fortress Küstrin
- Koźle / Cosel (or Kosel), fortress Cosel , former fortress town, razed
- Krakow , bastioned Wawel Castle
- Krakow , former fortress town with barbican
- Malbork / Marienburg, former fortress town from the 15th to 17th centuries, parts have been preserved, such as the rack tower, buttermilk tower and pottery gate
- Malbork / Marienburg, Marienburg (Ordensburg) in Gothic castle, largest brick building in Europe, expanded like a fortress in the 14th to 16th century, completely rebuilt after destruction, museum
- Mława , Mława position north of Mława
- Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki , Modlin Fortress at the confluence of the Vistula and Bug rivers
- Nowy Wiśnicz , a fortified castle
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Nysa / Neisse, former fortress town fortress Neisse , looped, with
- Nysa , Fort Prussia, the fortress Neisse is preserved
- Osowiec-Twierdza / Ossowitz, Fortress Ossowitz , u. a. "Fort II Zarzeczny" received
- Pisz / Johannisburg, German bunker systems "Regelbau 502" or "Stützpunkt Johannisburg"
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Poznań / Poznan, Poznan Fortress in and around Poznan with:
- Poznań , Poznan Citadel , Military Museum
- Poznań / Posen, Fort VII in Posen (also: Fort Colomb)
- Przemyśl , former Habsburg fortress town of Przemyśl with fort ring, see Przemyśl fortress
- Sarbinowo (Dębno) , Fort Zorndorf , outer fort of the Küstrin fortress
- Samborowo near Ostróda / "Königlich Bergfriede" near Osterode, (with log houses still in existence) fortified bridge from German times (around 1900), see picture directory of the rural community
- Stoszowice , OT Srebrna Góra / Silberberg, Silberberg Fortress
- Świdnica / Schweidnitz, former fortress town with four outer forts, remains exist (Strzegomska bastion), see also Sieges of Schweidnitz during the Seven Years' War
- Świnoujście / Swinoujscie, fortress Swinoujscie , fortress at the mouth of the Swine on the island of Wollin Polish: Wolin , 1 fort demolished, 3 forts preserved, museums, Fort Engelsburg is a circular fortress
- Szczecin / Stettin, fortress Stettin , former city fortress, razed, Königstor (Stettin) and Berliner Tor (Stettin) preserved, see Siege of Stettin (1713)
- Tczew / Dirschau, from 1815 the fortified town of Dirschau
- Toruń / Thorn, fortress town fortress Thorn with
- Ujazd (Iwaniska) , Krzyżtopór Castle approx. 40 km west of Sandomierz , bastioned castle, ruins
- various places in western Poland, so-called Ostwall
- various locations, Pommernwall (1932–1945)
- different locations, fortress Greater Warsaw ("Polish fortress triangle"):
- Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki , Modlin Fortress
- Warsaw , Warsaw Fortress
- Zegrze , Zegrze fortress north of Warsaw, two fortifications:
- Zegrze , former Fort Dębe on the Narew River northwest of the Zegrze Fortress
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Warsaw , Warsaw Fortress , u. a. With:
- Warsaw , OT Żoliborz , Citadel Warsaw (one of the best preserved citadels in Europe) and a Fortring:
- Warsaw , OT Mokotów -Sadyba, Fort IX of the Warsaw Fortress
- Warsaw , OT Ochota , Fort Tscha of the fortress Warsaw
- Warsaw , Fort Tscha-M of the fortress Warsaw southwest of the old town
- Warsaw , OT Mokotów , Fort M of the Warsaw Fortress on Racławicka Street (No. 99)
- Warsaw , OT Mokotów- Stegny, Fort Che of the Warsaw Fortress on Idzikowskiego Street
- Warsaw , OT Włochy , Fort V of the Warsaw Fortress
- Warsaw , OT Włochy , Fort VI of the Warsaw Fortress
- Warsaw , OT Włochy , Fort VII of the Warsaw Fortress in the immediate vicinity of the terminal building of the Chopin Airport
- Warsaw , Fort VIIA of the Warsaw Fortress on Aleja Lotników Avenue, Modzelewskiego Street and Smyczkowa Street
- Warsaw , OT Ursynów , Fort VIII of the fortress Warsaw on the edge of a hill between the Vistula valley and the narrower valley of the Służewiecki brook
- Warsaw , OT Mokotów -Sadyba, Fort IX of the Warsaw Fortress , currently two museums
- Warsaw , OT Mokotów- Siekierki, Fort X of the Warsaw Fortress , only ramparts preserved, BMX cross course
- Warsaw , OT Wawer , Fort Wawer , completely looped
- Wrocław / Breslau, former fortress city of Wroclaw , remains of bastions at Partisan Height and Polish Height have been preserved
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Zegrze , Zegrze fortress north of Warsaw, two fortifications:
- Zegrze , Fort Dębe , former fort on the Narew river northwest of the Zegrze fortress in the direction of the Modlin fortress
- Zegrze , Great festivals of the Zegrze and fortress
- Zegrze , Small festivals of the Zegrze fortress
Portugal
- Almeida (Portugal) , fortress town Almeida with castle ruins
- Lisbon , Torre de Belém in Lisbon
- Porto , Castelo do Queijo (also: Forte de São Francisco Xavier ) near Porto
- Sacavém , Forte de Sacavém (also: " Reduto de Monte Cintra ") in Sacavém
- Sagres , Fortaleza de Sagres in Sagres on the Ponta de Sagres
Romania
- Alba Iulia , Alba Carolina Citadel in Alba Iulia
- Arad , Arad Fortress
- Bucharest , Fortress Bucharest , a ring-shaped complex of 35 fortresses, which was built at the end of the 19th century over a length of around 120 km around the Romanian capital
- Râșnov / Rosenau, so-called peasant castle (Râșnov)
- Timișoara / Temeschburg, Temesvár Fortress in Timișoara, see also Cetate (Timișoara) , preserved in parts, such as the Maria Theresa Bastion
Sweden
- Boden , fortress Boden with five forts and battery positions at Boden, battery position "Svedjeberget" with museum
- Gävle / Gäfle, Fredriksskans fortress , former island fortress near Gävle, razed
- Gothenburg , former fortress city
- Gothenburg , Älvsborg Fortress (Älfsburg or Alte Älfsburg), ruin near Gothenburg
- Gothenburg , island of Kyrkogårdsholmen, island fortress Nya Elfsborg (New Älfsburg), at the Gothenburg harbor entrance
- Gothenburg , "Kruthustorget", Castle "The Lion", 1689
- Gothenburg , "Skanstorget", castle "Die Krone", 1697, today the military museum
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Gotland , island, fortifications on Gotland island: bunkers, coastal batteries and:
- Enholmen , Insel, island fortress Enholmen (Enholmens fästning / formerly "Karlsvärds fästning"), on the Gotland coast
- Fårösund , former fortress Fårösund, ruins and artillery museum, along the sound of the same name on Gotland
- Tingstäde , fortifications near Tingstäde on Gotland
- Visby , fortress town Visby: Visby city wall with included Visborg fortress ruins and bunkers from the 20th century, on Gotland
- Helsingborg , former fortress town with included Helsingborg Castle
- Hemsö , Insel, fortress museum Fortress Hemsö on the island of Hemsö 20 km north of Härnösand
- Kalmar , Kalmar Castle
- Karlsborg , Karlsborg Fortress , Museum
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Karlskrona , former fortress town (built 1683–1687)
- Karlskrona , former fortress Drottningskär (from 1694)
- Laholm , former fortress Lagaholm in the province of Halland in the place Laholm on an island in the river Lagan, remains preserved
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Landskrona , former fortress town
- Landskrona , Citadel Landskrona , former castle (1549–1560) with four gun turrets at the corners
- Landskrona , Gråen island fortress in front of the town of Landskrona
- Marstrand , Carlsten Fortress in Marstrand, museum and hotel
- Malmö , Malmöhus island fortress (Malmöhus Slott), castle with gun turret, in front of Malmö
- Öland , island, city of Borgholm , Borgholm Castle , ruins near Borgholm on the west side of the island of Öland
- Tumba , OT Botkyrka , Näs-Schanze ("Nässkanzen"), former baroque fortress
- Varberg , Varberg Fortress at the port of the city of Varberg
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Vaxholm , Vaxholmen Island in front of Vaxholm City, Vaxholm Island Fortress, Vaxholm Citadel
- Vaxholm , Oskar-Fredriksborg fortress near Vaxholm
- Värmdö , Fredriksborg Fortress in Värmdo near Stockholm
- various locations, Per-Albin Line on the west and south coast of southern Sweden in the Halland , Skåne and Blekinge regions
- different places, inner Vaxholmslinie from Värmdö to Lillskär
- different locations, outer Vaxholmslinie (1924–1926) in the central archipelago: five mine barriers, two fortifications and three batteries, see Oskar-Fredriksborg fortress
Switzerland
Serbia
- Belgrade , fortress of Belgrade , former fortress city
- Novi Sad , Pedrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad
Slovakia
- Bratislava , Bratislava Castle , bastioned castle
- Komárno / Komarom, Komárno fortifications , Renaissance fortress and structures from the 17th century
- Leopoldov / Leopoldstadt, fortress Leopoldov / (fortress Leopoldstadt)
- Nové Zámky , Nové Zámky fortress (Castrum Novum) in southern Slovakia
- Štúrovo / Gockern, former Turkish fortress town Štúrovo / (Slov. Also: Parkany) / German: Gockern, on the Danube opposite Esztergom
Slovenia
- Bovec , Flitscher Klause (Trdnjava Kluže) near Bovec
- Bovec , Fort Hermann near Bovec
Spain
- Alicante , fortress of Alicante
- Ávila
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Badajoz , former fortress town Badajoz , remains exist
- Badajoz , Fuerte de Pardaleras , ruin
- Badajoz , Montemolín-Castillo
- Badajoz , former Fort St. Cristoval (bridgehead of the city)
- Barcelona , Montjuïc fortress in Barcelona
- Cádiz , fortress of Cádiz
- Ciudad Rodrigo , preserved fortified city
- Coca , Coca Fortress
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Girona , former fortress town of Girona (looped) with
- Girona , Montjuich hill, formerly Castello de Monjuic with
Gironella Schanze and Fort Montjuich , ruins on the Montjuich hill
- Girona , formerly Fort Constable (Girona)
- Girona , formerly Fort Queen Anne
- Girona , formerly Fort St. Luis in the north of the city
- Girona , formerly Redoute San Juan
- Girona , formerly the Redoute St. Daniel in the east of the city
- Girona , St. Narciso in the east of the city
- Grenada , Alhambra ("red fortress") in Granada
- Jaca , Citadel of Jaca , also "Castillo de San Pedro"
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Menorca :
- Castillo de San Felipe de Menorca , fortress in Es Castell
- Punta Prima , Torre de Son Ganxo , Spanish gun turret for coastal defense
- Sant Lluís , Torre d'Alcalfar , Spanish gun turret for coastal defense
- different locations: several other British Martello towers on the island of Menorca:
- List of Martello Towers in Menorca
- Pamplona , Pamplona Citadel
Czech Republic
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Brno / Brünn, former fortress town with
- Brno / Brno, Spielberg Citadel in the middle of Brno
- Cheb / Eger, fortress Burg Eger , imperial palace and castle, fortification extension in the 17th century, baroque fortress largely preserved and museum with accessible casemates
- Chomutov / Komotau, bunker ring north of Komotau
- Chomutov / Komotau, bunker museum north of Komotau on the road to Blatno, part of the Czechoslovak Wall
- Dobrošov , Dobrošov fortress near Dobrošov, part of the Czechoslovak Wall against Hitler's Germany
- Hradec Králové / Königgrätz, Königgrätz Fortress , former fortified town of Hradec Králové, 18. – 19. Century, ground
- Hukvaldy / Hochwald, Hochwald Castle southeast of Hukvaldy, castle converted into a fortress, ruin
- Jáchymov / Sankt Joachimsthal, Freudenstein Castle (“Šlikův hrádek”), formerly rounded castle with preserved battery tower, ruins above the town on the Jáchymov – Nové Město road
- Jaroměř / Josefstadt, fortress town Josefstadt
- Kadaň / Kaaden, former fortress town, substantial parts of the city wall, Niklasdorf gate tower, several round bastions and barbican "Saaz Gate" have been preserved
- Králíky / Grulich, fortifications "Hůrka" (northeast of Králíky) and "Buda" (southwest of Králíky under the Buda mountain (845m)), two fortress and bunker museums near Králíky, part of the Czechoslovak Wall . Buda Fortress can be reached from Lichkov.
- in Krkonoše south of Žacléř (Schatzlar), Fort Stachelberg. Part of the Czechoslovak Wall . Bunker Museum.
- Krupka / Graupen, Graupen Castle , ruin, formerly bastioned late Gothic castle
- Kynžvart / Königswart, former Renaissance fortress (moated castle), rebuilt to today's historic Kynžvart Castle
- Mikulov , Gaisburg (" Kozí hrádek" ) above Mikulov. Formerly small Gothic fortress to protect the town and castle of Nikolsburg, a tower has been preserved, today a lookout tower
- Mírov / Mürau, Mírov castle and fortress, baroque fortress, today a prison
- Olomouc / Olmütz, fortress town of Ölmütz , partially preserved
- Pardubice / Pardubice, fortress Pardubice Castle , bastioned castle, largely preserved
- Prague , south of New Town , Vyšehrad Castle and Fortress
- Přerov , Swedish hill "Zahonny-Berg" ("Švédské šance"), so-called Swedish hill from 1643, four kilometers southeast of the city center of Přerov
- Rabí , Rabí Castle , in the 15th and 17th centuries 16th century extension of the fortress, ruins
- Slavkov u Brna / Austerlitz, a bastion castle
- Sovinec / Eulenberg, Eulenburg , hill fort expanded into a fortress
- Šternberk , Český Šternberk Castle , fortress-like chateau complex
- Švihov u Klatov / Schwihau, fortress Schwihau moated castle , late Gothic fortification on the moated castle partially preserved
- Tábor , former fortified town
- Teplice / Teplitz, fortress "Novy Hrad" (New Castle), castle Doubravská hora on the mountain of the same name near Teplitz, late-Gothic castle that was converted into a baroque fortress in the 17th century, fortifications partially preserved
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Terezín / Theresienstadt, preserved fortified town of Terezín with citadel
- Terezín / Theresienstadt, citadel of Terezin , former Nazi prison, today memorial / museum, remarkable tour through casemates and corridors
- Trutnov / Trautenau, Stachelberg Fortress near Trutnov, part of the Czechoslovak Wall, partly a museum
- Týn nad Bečvou , Fortress Helfentein Castle near Týn nad Bečvou, in Gothic style converted into a fortress, ruins
- Veliš u Jičína / Welisch, ruins of Veliš Castle (Welisch Castle) on the mountain of the same name, rondeled castle
- different places, Czechoslovak Wall :
- Chomutov / Komotau, bunker museum north of Komotau
- Dobrošov , Dobrošov fortress
- Trutnov / Trautenau, Stachelberg Fortress
- Žacléř / Schatzlar, bunker museum near Žacléř
- Žacléř / Schatzlar, bunker museum near Žacléř
- Žatec / Saaz, fortress town, parts of the city wall, a round bastion and several gate towers have been preserved
Ukraine
- Chotyn
- Dnipropetrovsk , Kodak Fortress a former Polish fortress near Dnipropetrovsk
- Hajach , former fortress Hajach
- Kamjanez-Podilskyj , Polish fortress from the 17th century.
- Kerch , "New Fortress" Jeniche near Kerch on the Crimean peninsula
- Lviv / Lemberg, former fortress town, remains of the town fortifications have been preserved
- Mukatschewo , Mukatschewe fortress (Hungarian Munkács , German Munkatsch ) in Transcarpathia
- Pidhirzi (Brody) , bastioned castle
- Poltava , former Poltava fortress
- Sevastopol , Sevastopol fortress, system of field entrenchments and battery positions
- Sevastopol , u. a. with Fort Malakoff , see also Crimean War
- Sevastopol , BB30 (ББ-30) and BB35 (ББ-35) armored turret batteries in Sevastopol
- Wepryk , former fortress Weprik
Hungary
- Balatonszentgyörgy , "star fort" Balatonszentgyörgy
- Budapest , former fortress cities Buda (Engl .: furnace) and Pest (city)
- Budapest , Citadel (Budapest)
- Diósgyőr , Diósgyőr Castle
- Esztergom , former fortress town
- Esztergom , Esztergom Castle , with bastions and sledges and the Saint Adalbert Cathedral (Esztergom)
- Győr / Raab, former fortress town: Győr Fortress
- Komárom , Komárom Fortress ("Csillag erőd") in Komárom
- Nagykanizsa / Canischa, former fortress town
- Sárospatak , Rákóczi Castle in Sárospatak
- Sárvár , Nádasdy Castle in Sárvár
- Siklós , Siklós Castle with rondelles and barbican
- Székesfehérvár / Stuhlweissenburg, former Turkish fortress town
- Szigetvár , former fortress town, see Siege of Szigetvár
- Szigetvár , bastioned castle Szigetvár, ruin
- Tata , Tata Fortress
Vatican City | Vatican
- Vatican city
United Kingdom
British Islands
- Alderney , Channel Island, several of the Palmerston Forts , etc. a. Fort Clonque
- Bamburgh , Bamburgh Castle
- Bristol Channel , various locations on the Bristol Channel, several Palmerston forts
- Brownsea Island , Insel, former fortress Brownsea Castle (log cabin with gun platform)
- Calshot Spit, island, village of Calshot in Hampshire , Calshot Castle , circular fortress / turret
- Chatham , grounds of the Palmerston Forts at Chatham
- Clyde (River) , grounds of the Palmerston Forts on the River Clyde
- Deal , Deal Castle , Rondellierte castle or Rondell-fortress (rare construction) in the city of Deal
- Deal , Sandown Castle (Kent) , formerly rondelierte castle or Rondell-fortress (rare construction), only ruins, on the A258 north of Deal
- Deal , Walmer Castle , rondelierte castle or Rondell-fortress (rare construction), south of Deal
- Dover , Dover Castle (fortress / rondelierte or bastionierte castle)
- Dover , facilities of the Palmerston Forts at Dover
- Dumbarton , Dumbarton Castle Fortress in Scotland
- Edinburgh , Edinburgh Castle
- Flat Holm , island, facilities of the Palmerston Forts : Flat Holm Battery
- Fort Augustus , Fort Augustus
- Guernsey , Channel Island: Cornet Rock , Insel, Castle Cornet Island Fortress on Cornet Rock Island
- Hurst Spit in Hampshire , Hurst Castle
- Isle of Wight , Isle of Palmerston Fort on the Isle of Wight, u. a. Fort Albert
- Inverness , Fort George northeast of Inverness on a headland on the Moray Firth , an important site from the 18th century.
- Ireland Island , Northern Ireland , Belfast , facilities of the Palmerston Forts near Belfast
- Lindisfarne , Island, Lindisfarne Castle (formerly Fort)
- London , Tower of London
- Milford Haven , site of the Palmerston Forts at Milford Haven
- Newhaven , Newhaven Fort with coastal battery in Newhaven
- Derry Londonderry, formerly Fort Derry
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Plymouth , former fortified city with fort belt:
- Plymouth , fort belt around Plymouth
- Plymouth , Plymouth Citadel
- Plymouth , Drake's Island , fortifications on Drake's Island
- Plymouth , facilities of the Palmerston Forts at Plymouth
- Portland, Isle of Portland , Insel, Portland Harbor , Portland Castle (fortress)
- Portland, Isle of Portland , Insel, Portland Harbor , installations of the Palmerston Forts at the harbor
- Portland, Isle of Portland , Island, near Verne Hill, Verne High Angle Battery
- Portland, Isle of Portland, Isle of Verne Hill, Citadel Verne on Verne Hill
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Portsmouth , Portsmouth fortifications with:
- Portsmouth , Horse Sand Fort
- Portsmouth , No Man's Land Fort
- Portsmouth , Spitbank Fort
- Portsmouth , Spithead-Sea Fort
- Portsmouth , OT Southsea Castle, Southsea Castle in the south of Portsmouth, bastioned castle
- Portsmouth , facilities of the Palmerston Forts near Portsmouth
- Steep Holm , island in the Bristol Channel , one of several Palmerston forts with "Split Rock Battery", "Summit Battery", "Laboratory Battery", "Garden Battery" and "Tombstone Battery", "Garden Battery", on Steep Holm Island
- Steep Holm , island, near island Steep Holm the Brean Down Fort Battery
- St Mary’s Island, several coastal batteries and pillboxes , "Newman battery", battery at "Morning Point", battery in Hugh Town
- St. Michael's Mount , Island, Island Fortifications, etc. a. "West Gun Battery" and bunkers / pillboxes
- Tenby , site of the Palmerston Fort at Tenby
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Tresco , island, gun turret Cromwell's Castle,
- Tresco , island, New Grimsby , Castle Down hill in the north of the island, artillery fortress King Charles's Castle
- Tresco , island, Old Grimsby docks, Old Blockhouse gun tower (also: "Dover Fort"), ruin
- Tresco , Insel, Oliver's Battery gun turret in the south of the island
- different locations, many 16th century coastal forts in England and Wales
- various locations, Maunsell Sea Forts off the confluence of the Thames and Mersey , see also Sealand
- various locations, several Martello towers on the coast of the British Isles , gun turrets for coastal defense, etc. a .:
- different locations, about 30 towers on Guernsey and Jersey
- Clacton-on-Sea , tower in Clacton-on-Sea
- Grève de Lecq , tower in the bay of Grève de Lecq
- Hoy (Orkney) , island, Crockness , tower at Crockness in Longhope Bay
- Hoy (Orkney) , island, Hackness , tower at Hackness in Longhope Bay
- Leith , "Tally Too'er" tower in Leith, on a rocky island (today accessible via a pier)
- various locations, facilities of the Palmerston Forts :
- in East Anglia
- in north east England
- on the north Thames
- on the south coast of England
Weymouth , Sandsfoot Castle , fortress ruins
Gibraltar
- Gibraltar, Charles V Wall
- Gibraltar, Devil's Gap Battery
- Gibraltar, Haynes Cave Battery
- Gibraltar, City of Gibraltar, Moorish Castle (Moorish Castle), ruin, formerly a citadel converted medieval castle above the old pier (Nodmole), see Capture of Gibraltar and Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783) (images)
- Gibraltar, Napier of Magdala Battery
- Gibraltar, Parson's Lodge Battery
- Gibraltar, Princess Anne's Battery
- Gibraltar, City of Gibraltar, former fort above the new pier (south pier), see Capture of Gibraltar
- Gibraltar, Prince of Hesse half-bastion
- Gibraltar, King's Lines Battery
- Gibraltar, Bombproof Battery
- Gibraltar, Grand Battery (Big Battery)
- Gibraltar, gun emplacements in the tunnel galleries , to visit today
see also:
Belarus
- Brest , Brest-Litovsk fortress in Brest
- Hrodna / Grodno, former fortress town with "Old Grodno Castle", see: Blockade of Grodno
- Me , lock me
- Nyasvish , Castle of Nyasvish , bastioned castle
- Lyachawitschy / formerly Lachowicze , former fortress Ljachawitschy Castle (also: "Lithuanian Jasna Góra"), bastioned castle, razed in 1706
Others
- different places and countries, Atlantic Wall in different countries on the Atlantic coast, the English Channel and the Channel Islands
States that are on several continents
Russia (Asian and European part)
Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Solovetsky Islands , Solovetsky Monastery fortress on the Solovetsky Islands
Astrakhan Oblast
- Astrakhan , Astrakhan Island Fortress Kremlin , Astrakhan Citadel
Dagestan, Republic of Dagestan
- Derbent , fortress and citadel of Derbent on the Caspian Sea
Yaroslavl Oblast:
- Yaroslavl , former wooden Kremlin in Yaroslavl, razed / burned down
- Yaroslavl , monastery fortress of the Savior-Transfiguration Monastery in Yaroslavl, often incorrectly called "Kremlin Yaroslavl"
- Yaroslavl , Tolga near Yaroslavl, monastery fortress Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Temple of Tolga in Tolga
- Pereslavl-Zalessky , formerly wooden Kremlin in Pereslavl-Zalessky, razed / burned down, the earthworks and the Transfiguration Cathedral from the 1150s have been preserved from the Kremlin
- Rostow on Lake Nero (also: "Rostow Jaroslawski" or "Veliki Rostow"), citadel-like Rostov Kremlin in Rostov
- Uglich , formerly the wooden Kremlin in Uglich, razed / burned down
Kaliningrad Oblast (Koenigsberg):
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Kaliningrad / Königsberg, formerly the strongest Prussian fortress town of Königsberg :
- Systems in the city of Königsberg:
- Kaliningrad / Königsberg, formerly Renaissance citadel Friedrichsburg (later Fort Friedrichsburg) in the middle of Königsberg
- Kaliningrad / Königsberg, inner fortress ring from 17th century with citadel, 32 roundels and ravelins, several towers and gate towers, etc. a .:
- Kaliningrad / Königsberg, Kronprinz defense barracks
- Kaliningrad / Koenigsberg, Grolman Bastion
- Kaliningrad / Koenigsberg, Bastion Observatory
- Advancement of the 19th century in a wide radius around the city of Königsberg:
- Baltijsk / Pillau, Pillau sea fortress (also: "Fort Stiehle") with 2 (3?) External works, as an advanced part of the Königsberg fortress on the Baltic Sea in Baltijsk
- Kaliningrad / Königsberg, Königsberg fort belt , largely preserved as ruins
- Systems in the city of Königsberg:
- Kutusowo / Schirwindt, former German fortification in Schirwindt in East Prussia, probably a fort, current condition unclear, Russian military training area
- Sowetsk / Tilsit, Ordensburg Tilsit , formerly bastioned castle
Kaluga Oblast:
- Kaluga , formerly the wooden Kremlin in Kaluga, razed / burned down
Karelia, Republic of Karelia:
Kostroma Oblast:
- Kostroma , formerly wooden Kremlin in Kostroma, razed / burned down, all earth walls and a. at the "Ostrowski Pavilion" (viewpoint) has been preserved
- Kostroma , monastery fortress Ipatios monastery at the mouth of the Kostroma River into the Volga, near the city of Kostroma
Leningrad Oblast (Saint Petersburg):
- Ivangorod , Ivangorod Fortress
- Kingissepp , formerly Kremlin-like fortress Jaaman Linna (Jamburg), razed
- Koporje , fortress Koporje Castle , ruin
-
Island of Kotlin , Kronstadt , former fortress town of Kronstadt on the island of Kotlin with outer forts / island forts and coastal batteries:
- Kronstadt , several battery positions and Fort Shanetz
- the north forts of Kronstadt:
- Kronstadt , Inselfort Fort Risbank (Paul I) , ruin
- Kronstadt , Nordforts (1 to 7) in front of and behind the dike
- Sestrorezk near Kronstadt, Inselfort Totleben (also: Fort-A or Fort "Perwomaiski" / May 1st) in front of Sestrorezk near Kronstadt
- Kronstadt , Fort Obruchev island fort , ruin
- Kotlin , Insel, Fort Schanze and Fort Riff at the NW end and in the middle of the NW headland of Kotlin Island
- the southern forts of Kronstadt:
- Kronstadt , Fort 1, Fort 2 ("Dzichkanets"), Fort 3 ("Miljutin"), Menshikov's Battery
- Kronstadt , Seefort Fort Peter I. , ruins on sandbank
- Kronstadt , islands in front of the Kronstadt harbor, former island fortress and battery Kronschlot / also: "Kronslot", ruins on two islands in front of the Kronstadt harbor
- Kronstadt , Seefort Fort Alexander I. (also called "Plague Fort"), ruins on a sandbank southwest of Kronstadt
- Kronstadt , former coastal fort Fort Konstantin southwest of Kronstadt
- Nowaja Ladoga / Neu Ladoga, Novaya Ladoga monastery fortress, only remains
- Pavlovsk , former fortress of the Bip Castle in Pavlovsk, ruin
- Priosersk / Kexholm, old fortress on the island of Detinez (Korela) near Priosersk
- Priosersk / Kexholm, Spasski Island, New Fortress (remains) on Spasski Island near Priosersk
- Saint Petersburg , Rabbit Island , Peter and Paul Fortress on Rabbit Island, with outside fort in Saint Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg , Malaja Ochta district , former Swedish fortress Nyenschanz (only foundations preserved) on the lower Neva at the mouth of the Ochta tributary in today's Malaja Ochta
- Schluesselburg / Nöteborg, island fortress Schlüsselburg (also: Nöteborg) in Lake Ladoga
- Staraja Ladoga / Alt-Ladoga, Alt-Ladoga fortress in Staraja Ladoga
- various places, formerly the Finnish Mannerheim line against Russia, today located in Russia
- different locations, sea fortress of Emperor Peter the Great with:
- Lomonossow / Oranienbaum, Fort Krasnaja Gorka (Red Hill), with museum, near Lomonossow
- Saint Petersburg , district Zelenogorsk , Fort Ino (ruins), west of Zelenogorsk near the village Privetnenskoe
- Vyborg . former fortress town of Vyborg with Vyborg Castle
Moscow Oblast:
- Istra , monastery fortress New Jerusalem monastery in Istra
- Kolomna , Kolomna Kremlin, Kolomna Citadel
- Moscow , monastery fortress Andronnikov Monastery in Moscow
- Moscow , Danilov Monastery Fortress in Moscow
- Moscow , fortress Donskoy Monastery in Moscow
- Moscow , Moscow Kremlin , former citadel of Moscow
- Moscow , Novodevichy Monastery Fortress in Moscow
- Moscow , Novospassky Monastery fortress in Moscow
- Moscow , monastery fortress Simonov Monastery in Moscow
- Moshaisk , former Kremlin in Moshaisk, razed
- Rusa , formerly the wooden Kremlin in Rusa, razed / burned down
- Zaraysk , Saraisker Kremlin , citadel of Sarai
- Sergiev Posad (1930 to 1991: City of Sagorsk), Trinity Monastery fortress in Sergiev Posad
- Serpuchow , monastery fortress Vysotsky monastery near Serpuchow
- Serpukhov , former Kremlin in Serpukhov, razed, only two small pieces of the wall preserved
- Wolokolamsk , the former wooden Kremlin in Wolokolamsk, razed / burned down
Murmansk Oblast:
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast:
- Nizhny Novgorod , former fortress town
- Nizhny Novgorod , Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin , Citadel of Nizhny Novgorod
Novgorod Oblast:
- Valdai , Iwersky monastery fortress near the town of Valdai
- Veliky Novgorod (formerly: Novgorod), Novgorod Kremlin (also called "Detinez"), Citadel of the city of Veliky Novgorod
Oryol Oblast:
- Oryol , formerly the wooden Kremlin in Oryol, razed / burned down
Kirov Oblast:
Krai Perm region:
Primorye Region:
- Vladivostok , Vladivostok fortifications
Pskov Oblast:
- Izborsk , Izborsk Castle with gun turrets
- Pechory / Pechur, Pechory monastery fortress
- Porchow , fortress Porchow, ruins with local museum
- Pskov / Pleskau, Kremlin "Krom", Citadel of Pskov
Ryazan Oblast:
- Ryazan , Borissow-Glebow district , old citadel around Borissow-Glebow
- Ryazan , Ryazan Kremlin
Siberia, Siberia Federal District
- Mangaseja , formerly the wooden Kremlin in Mangaseja, nothing supernatural preserved, as evidenced by excavations
Smolensk Oblast:
- Smolensk , Smolensk Kremlin (remains preserved), Smolensk Citadel
Tatarstan, Republic of Tatarstan
Tyumen Oblast:
- Tobolsk , Tobolsk Kremlin , Citadel of Tobolsk in Siberia
Tula Oblast:
- Tula , Tula Kremlin , Tula Citadel
Tver Oblast:
- Tver , former Kremlin in Tver, razed
Vladimir Oblast:
- Alexandrow , formerly the wooden Kremlin in Alexandrow, razed / burned down
- Jurjew-Polski , formerly wooden Kremlin in Jurjew-Polski, razed / burned down, remains present, walls and buildings
- Suzdal , monastery fortress Savior Euthymios Monastery in Suzdal
- Suzdal , the former wooden Kremlin of Suzdal, razed / burned down, walls and several buildings in the area preserved
- Wladimir , former Kremlin in Wladimir, razed / burned down, the Golden Gate and parts of the earth walls are preserved
Vologda Oblast:
- Kirillow , former monastery fortress of Ferapontov Monastery , only partially preserved, 20 km northeast of Kirillow
- Kirillov , place Gorizy, monastery fortress Kirillo-Belozersky-Kloster
- Vologda , fortified Bishop's residence Vologda, today often incorrectly called "Kremlin Vologda"
- Vologda , former Kremlin in Vologda, razed
other areas of Russia:
Turkey (Asian and European part)
- Alanya , Alara Kalesi , castle turned into a fortress, ruin
- Anadolu Kavağı , Yoros castle ruins near Anadolu Kavağı
- Anamur , Mamure Kalesi near Anamur, castle converted into a fortress
- Istanbul , Anadolu Hisari near Istanbul
- Istanbul , Yedikule Castle / Fortress in Istanbul
- Istanbul , OT Sarıyer , "Rumelian Fortress" Rumeli Hisari in Istanbul-Sarıyer
- Selçuk , Citadel of Selçuk
- Tilbeşar , Tilbeşar Castle / Fortress
- Northern Cyprus , Famagusta , former fortress city, ruins preserved, see Siege of Famagusta