Fort de Roovere

Fort De Roovere is an earthen fort, constructed as part of the Dutch Water Line, a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in 1628 during the Eighty Years War where it defended against Spanish attackers.
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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of 6 metres (20 feet)
  • …dates from 1628
  • Description: fort in The Netherlands

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Halsters Laag and Bergen op Zoom railway station.
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is a nature reserve.
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Bergen op Zoom is a railway station located in , . is situated 3½ km south of Fort de Roovere.
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is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Fort de Roovere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halsteren and Lepelstraat.
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is a town in the province of .
is a Dutch village six kilometres north… is situated 3 km northwest of Fort de Roovere.
is a in the municipality of , in the province of . is situated 4½ km east of Fort de Roovere.

Fort de Roovere

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Latitude
51.52807° or 51° 31′ 41″ north
Longitude
4.30106° or 4° 18′ 4″ east
Open location code
9F36G8H2+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 343878707
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
2747921
Wiki­data ID
Q4823340

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Fort de Roovere” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ֆորտ դե Ռուվեր”
  • Azerbaijani: “Musa körpüsü”
  • Dutch: “Fort De Roovere”
  • Dutch: “Fort Roovers”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دى روفير”
  • Telugu: “మోజెస్ వంతెన”
  • Vietnamese: “Fort de Roovere”

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