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Fort IV Chrzanów of the Warsaw Fortress

Форт IV «Хшанув» Варшавской крепости

PolandВаршава1883–1890Military sites

An artillery fort of the outer ring of the Warsaw Fortress, under construction from 1883 to cover the road and railway leading west; the Kingdom of Poland was then part of the Russian Empire. The pentagonal earth-and-brick work with a dry moat had three caponiers and a brick gorge barracks of 25 casemates; an ice house survives next to it. After 1909, when the fortress was abolished, part of the works was demolished. Since 2001 the fort has belonged to a private company; it was entered in the register of monuments in 2006.

Артиллерийский форт внешнего кольца Варшавской крепости, возводившийся с 1883 года для прикрытия шоссе и железной дороги западного направления; Царство Польское тогда входило в состав Российской империи. Земляно-кирпичное пятиугольное укрепление с сухим рвом имело три капонира и кирпичную казарму из 25 казематов в горже, рядом сохранился ледник. После 1909 года при упразднении крепости часть сооружений разрушена. С 2001 года форт принадлежит частной компании; в 2006 году внесён в реестр памятников.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire

FunctionFort, settlement

Present ownerMak Dom company (Poland), since 2001

Acquisitionbuilt, 1883

StatusSold, transferred or lost

As of2024-10

After 1918 the fort passed to Poland; according to FORTY.waw.pl (revision of 24 October 2024), it has belonged to the Mak Dom company since 2001, the owner tried unsuccessfully to sell it in 2020, and the southern wing of the barracks and the ice house survive.