Bourtange Fortress
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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.
1593 Website,
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Vesting Bourtange
Bourtange,
Location: 53.006, 7.192, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
12 places
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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 ⓘ
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Battery Redoubt ⓘ
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Dieler Schanzen ⓘ
fortress -

Nieuweschans Fortress fragment ⓘ
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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
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| 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 | ||







