Rijnauwen Fort
Rijnauwen Fort is a fort in Bunnik, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht. Rijnauwen Fort is situated nearby to the building Kruithuis, as well as near the house Fortwachterswoning.Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
- Type: Fort
- Description: was built in 1869 and is the part of the New Dutch Waterline to protect Houtense Plain, east of Utrecht
- Also known as: “Fort bij Rijnauwen” and “Fort Rhijnauwen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kruithuis and Rhijnauwen.
Kruithuis
Building
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Kruithuis is a building, which is situated 160 metres southeast of Rijnauwen Fort.
Rhijnauwen
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Rhijnauwen is a castle, former heerlijkheid, and former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was located northwest of the village of Bunnik. Rhijnauwen is situated 690 metres south of Rijnauwen Fort.
Fortwachterswoning
House
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Fortwachterswoning is a house, which is situated 260 metres southwest of Rijnauwen Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vechten and Rijnsweerd.
Lunetten
Quarter
Lunetten is a neighbourhood in the southeastern part of the city of Utrecht, which has approximately 12,000 inhabitants. It is mainly a residential area, since there is no significant industry present. Lunetten is situated 3 km southwest of Rijnauwen Fort.
Rijnauwen Fort
- Categories: architectural ensemble, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bunnik, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.07532° or 52° 4′ 31″ northLongitude
5.17744° or 5° 10′ 39″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Inception
1869Open location code
9F4735GG+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 6315562OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
2748107Wikidata ID
Q46713163
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Rijnauwen Fort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort bij Rijnauwen”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 531112”
- Finnish: “Fort bij Rijnauwen”
- Finnish: “Rijnauwenin linnoitus”
- Russian: “Fort bij Rijnauwen”
- Russian: “Форт Рейнаувен”
- Swedish: “Fort bij Rijnauwen”
- Swedish: “Rijnauwens Fort”
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