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 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.

Woudrichem

Village

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Woudrichem is a village.

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
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Latitude

51.82282° or 51° 49′ 22″ north

Longitude

5.03071° or 5° 1′ 51″ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Inception

1849

Open location code

9F37R2FJ+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 171953458

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

6930526

Wikidata 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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