Bourtange Fortress

Fort Bourtange is a fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. It was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593. Its original purpose was to control the only road between Germany and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War.

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Vesting Bourtange
tourist attraction, fortress, Bourtange Fortress Museum, Bourtange,

Location: 53.006, 7.192, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Heiligerlee ⓘ
1536 battle during the Guelderian Wars
Battle of Heiligerlee ⓘ
1568 battle
Battle of Jemmingen ⓘ
1568 battle during the Eighty Years' War
Unknown ⓘ
Battery Redoubt ⓘ
Dieler Schanzen ⓘ
fortress
Nieuweschans Fortress fragment ⓘ
Leerort ⓘ
fortress
Bourtange Fortress ⓘ
was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593
Bourtange Fortress Museum ⓘ
the military history museum presents Bourtange Fortress
Ergens in Nederland 1939-1945 ⓘ
museum in Emmen, Netherlands
Vestingmuseum Oudeschans ⓘ
local museum, history museum in Oudeschans, Netherlands

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1593 Bourtange Fortress

1536-08-05T00:00:00Z

1536 Battle of Heiligerlee

1568-05-23T00:00:00Z

1568 Battle of Heiligerlee

1568-07-21T00:00:00Z

1568 Battle of Jemmingen

1665-09-26T00:00:00Z

1665 Unknown

1435-01-01T00:00:00Z

1435 Leerort

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Frameless

Naar een gravure in de Kroniek van Gron. plattegrond - Bourtange - 20036950 - RCE

Five star fort Bourtange, Groningen province, Netherlands

Punt van de hoekige vestingwal met gracht - Bourtange - 20349676 - RCE

Bourtange06

Bourtange05

Batterijenstraat 4 - 10, Vesting Bourtange NL (2023)

Bourtange - Brücke und Münstersches Tor (2023)

Gräben und Zugbrücken der Festung Bourtange NL (2023)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1536	Battle of Heiligerlee	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1568	Battle of Heiligerlee	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1568	Battle of Jemmingen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1665	Unknown	battle	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel^@		Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page^@		Wikidata
organisation	factory	1795	Meyer Werft	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort		Battery Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Dieler Schanzen	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Nieuweschans Fortress fragment	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1435	Leerort	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1593	Bourtange Fortress	Bourtange Fortress Museum, tourist attraction, fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		Bourtange Fortress Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ergens in Nederland 1939-1945	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Vestingmuseum Oudeschans	local museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Naar een gravure in de Kroniek van Gron. plattegrond - Bourtange - 20036950 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Five star fort Bourtange, Groningen province, Netherlands		Commons
commons	image		Punt van de hoekige vestingwal met gracht - Bourtange - 20349676 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Bourtange06		Commons
commons	image		Bourtange05		Commons
commons	image		Batterijenstraat 4 - 10, Vesting Bourtange NL (2023)		Commons
commons	image		Bourtange - Brücke und Münstersches Tor (2023)		Commons
commons	image		Bourtange - Brücke und Münstersches Tor (2023)		Commons
commons	image		Gräben und Zugbrücken der Festung Bourtange NL (2023)		Commons
commons	image		Gräben und Zugbrücken der Festung Bourtange NL (2023)		Commons

Bourtange Fortress

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