Voorne

Voorne is a fort in Maasdriel Municipality, Gelderland. Voorne is situated nearby to the village Heerewaarden, as well as near the hamlet Kessel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Lambertuskerk and Petrus en Pauluskerk.

Sint-Lambertuskerk

Church

Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint-Lambertuskerk is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Voorne.

Petrus en Pauluskerk

Church

Photo: Fred Mobach, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Petrus en Pauluskerk is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Voorne.

De Bol

Windmill

Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.

De Bol is a windmill, which is situated 2½ km west of Voorne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heerewaarden and Kessel.

Heerewaarden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 8 km south of Tiel. Heerewaarden was a separate municipality until 1999, except for a short period between 1818 and 1821, when it was part of Rossum.

Kessel

Hamlet

Photo: Havang(nl), Public domain.

Kessel is a village in the southern Netherlands. It is located in Oss, North Brabant about 12 km northeast of 's-Hertogenbosch on the river Maas. The village was first mentioned in 997 as Casella. Kessel is situated 2½ km south of Voorne.

Ophemert

Village

Photo: Sterkebak, CC BY 2.5.

Ophemert is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Tiel. Ophemert was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen. Ophemert is situated 2½ km northwest of Voorne.

Voorne

Type: Fort
Also known as: “Fort Voorne” and “Schans Voorn”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Maasdriel Municipality, Gelderland, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.82584° or 51° 49′ 33″ north

Longitude

5.41022° or 5° 24′ 37″ east

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

9F37RCG6+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 278204048

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

6930532

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