Fort de Saint-Heribert

The Fort de St-Heribert or the Fort de Wepion is one in all 9 forts built as a part of the Fortifications of Namur in the past due 19th century in Belgium. It become built among 1888 and 1892 in line with the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Contrasting with the French forts constructed within the equal technology by way of Raymond Adolphe Sere de Rivières, the castle become constructed solely of unreinforced concrete, a brand new fabric, rather than masonry. In 1914 the castle turned into heavily bombarded by using German artillery inside the Battle of Namur. Maizeret become upgraded in the 1930s to come to be part of the fortified position of Namur in an try to stop or gradual an attack from Germany.

The Fort de St-Heribert is placed approximately 6 kilometres south of the center of Namur. The castle, one in all the larger Brialmont forts, is a triangle. A 6-metre deep by way of 8 metre ditch encircles the castle. The ditches were defended in enfilade by way of 57mm weapons in casemates akin to counterscarp batteries, firing at shot traps at the other stop of the ditch. The major armament turned into focused within the critical massif, closely grouped in a solid mass of concrete.