Ruigenhoek Fort

Ruigenhoek Fort is a fort in De Bilt, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht. Ruigenhoek Fort is situated nearby to the windmill Geesina, as well as near the village Groenekan.

Photo: Kattenkruid, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Geesina and Fort Blauwkapel.

Geesina

Windmill

Photo: Habr, CC0.

Geesina is a windmill, which is situated 1 km east of Ruigenhoek Fort.

Fort Blauwkapel

Fort

Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Fort Blauwkapel is situated 1½ km south of Ruigenhoek Fort.

Sint-Rafaëlkerk

Church

Photo: Japiot, CC BY 3.0.

Sint-Rafaëlkerk is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Ruigenhoek Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groenekan and Overvecht.

Groenekan

Village

Groenekan is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 3 km west of Bilthoven.

Overvecht

Suburb

Photo: Ruben alexander, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Overvecht is a district in the north of the Dutch city of Utrecht. As a post-war development, it predominantly features high-rise apartment buildings with spacious greenery in between.

Achttienhoven is a former hamlet in the municipality of De Bilt, in the Netherlands. It is now considered to be part of the village of Westbroek. Achttienhoven used to be a heerlijkheid, until it became part of Westbroek in 1812.

Ruigenhoek Fort

Type: Fort
Also known as: “Fort op de Ruigenhoeksedijk” and “Fort Ruigenhoek”
Categories: architectural ensemble, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: De Bilt, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.12907° or 52° 7′ 45″ north

Longitude

5.12972° or 5° 7′ 47″ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Inception

~1870

Open location code

9F4744HH+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 173352465

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

6930375

Wikidata ID

Q18771959

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In Other Languages

“Ruigenhoek Fort” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fort Ruigenhoek”
Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 532306”

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