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Fort Rapp (once called Fort Moltke) is part of the 14 fortifications erected in
Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...
by the Prussian general
Von Moltke The House of Moltke is the name of an old German noble family. The family was originally from Mecklenburg, but apart from Germany, some of the family branches also resided throughout Scandinavia. Members of the family have been noted as pigfarme ...
after the fall of Strasbourg in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War and following the
siege of Strasbourg The siege of Strasbourg took place during the Franco-Prussian War, and resulted in the French surrender of the fortress on 28 September 1870. After the German victory at Wörth, troops from the Grand Duchy of Baden under Prussian General Aug ...
.
Built between 1872–1874 and inaugurated on 26 September 1874, it was part of the fortifications meant to protect the city from French attacks. Since 1918 and the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France, it is named after the French general
Jean Rapp General Count Jean Rapp (27 April 1771 – 8 November 1821) was a French Army officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and twice governor of the Free City of Danzig. He served as Aide-de-camp to French Generals Lou ...
.
The fort is located in Reichstett, a village situated 10 minutes north of Strasbourg and belonging to the
Urban Community of Strasbourg Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people ...
. The fort contains 200 rooms and was able to host a garrison of 800 men. It was protected by 18
cannons A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder dur ...
of 90-150mm.


Tourist visits


The site is open for tourist visits on weekends from mid April to late September.
As of fall 2008, 50% of the fort was available for tourist visits.
A guide is present at the site.


Gallery

File:Fort Rapp with grazing goats.jpg, Façade File:Fort Rapp Moltke.JPG, Side entrance File:Fort Rapp Moltke 1.JPG, Interior of the museum (part 1) File:Fort Rapp 02.JPG, Interior of the museum (part 2)


External links


1. Association des amis du Fort Rapp
Buildings and structures in Bas-Rhin Rapp Military and war museums in France Museums in Bas-Rhin {{BasRhin-struct-stub