Fort Vijfhuizen
Fort Vijfhuizen is one of forty-two forts in the Defense Line of Amsterdam, a World Heritage Site. It is located in the town of Vijfhuizen on the ringvaart which surrounds the Haarlemmermeer polder.Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.
Photo: Gmhogervorst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: one of forty-two forts in the Defense Line of Amsterdam (stelling van Amsterdam), a World Heritage Site
- Also known as: “Kunstfort Vijfhuizen” and “Vijfhuizen bij”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gemaal Koning Willem I and Vijfhuizerbrug.
Gemaal Koning Willem I
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gemaal Koning Willem I is situated 400 metres west of Fort Vijfhuizen.
Vijfhuizerbrug
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vijfhuizerbrug is a bridge, which is situated 1 km northeast of Fort Vijfhuizen.
Groene Weelde
Park
Photo: Alfvanbeem, CC0.
Groene Weelde is a park, which is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Vijfhuizen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vijfhuizen and Schalkwijk.
Vijfhuizen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vijfhuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 4 km southeast of Haarlem.
Schalkwijk
Quarter
Schalkwijk is the largest borough of Haarlem, Netherlands. It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem. Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.
Cruquius
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cruquius is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer and lies about 4 km northwest of Hoofddorp. Cruquius is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Vijfhuizen.
Fort Vijfhuizen
- Categories: museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.34759° or 52° 20′ 51″ northLongitude
4.67051° or 4° 40′ 14″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Operator
Ministerie van OorlogOpen location code
9F468MXC+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 746764050OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
6930392Wikidata ID
Q2780274
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Fort Vijfhuizen” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “费夫豪曾堡垒”
- Dutch: “Fort bij Vijfhuizen”
- Dutch: “Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen”
- Dutch: “Kunstfort”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن فيجفويزن”
- Japanese: “ファイフハイゼン要塞”
- Japanese: “ファイフハウゼン砦”
- Japanese: “フェイフハイゼン要塞”
- Japanese: “フェイフハウゼン要塞”
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