Fort Vuren
Fort Vuren is a fort in West Betuwe, Gelderland. Fort Vuren is situated nearby to the village Dalem, as well as near Woudrichem.Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Martinuskerk and Johannes Nepomukkerk.
Martinuskerk
Church
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martinuskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Fort Vuren.
Johannes Nepomukkerk
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Johannes Nepomukkerk is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Fort Vuren.
Batterij onder Brakel
Fort
Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Batterij onder Brakel is a fort, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Fort Vuren.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vuren and Dalem.
Vuren
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vuren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and is located about 5 km east of Gorinchem. Vuren was a separate municipality until 1986, when it merged with Asperen, Herwijnen, and Heukelum including Spijk.
Dalem
Village
Dalem is a village in the Tielerwaard region in the municipality of Gorinchem, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The village belonged to the province of Gelderland until 1986 and was part of the former municipality of Vuren.
Fort Vuren
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Vuren”
- Categories: architectural ensemble, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: West Betuwe, Gelderland, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.82282° or 51° 49′ 22″ northLongitude
5.03071° or 5° 1′ 51″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Inception
1849Open location code
9F37R2FJ+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 171953458OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
6930526Wikidata ID
Q18776088
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Fort Vuren” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort bij Vuren”
- Dutch: “Fort Vuren”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 531890”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fortet ved Vuren”
- Norwegian: “Fortet ved Vuren”
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