Hoek van Holland Fort
Hoek van Holland Fort is a fort in Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Hoek van Holland Fort is situated nearby to the work of art Kindertransport – Channel Crossing to Life, as well as near Hoek van Holland Public Library.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wikifrits, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: museum and former fortification in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Fort 1881”, “Fort aan den Hoek van Holland”, and “Fort Maasmond”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kindertransport – Channel Crossing to Life and Hoek van Holland Public Library.
Kindertransport – Channel Crossing to Life
Work of art
Photo: Wikifrits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hook of Holland is a coastal village in the southwestern corner of Holland, hence the name; hoek means "corner" and was in use before the word kaap – "cape". Kindertransport – Channel Crossing to Life is situated 130 metres southwest of Hoek van Holland Fort.
Hoek van Holland Public Library
Library
Photo: OlafJanssen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hoek van Holland Public Library is situated 580 metres east of Hoek van Holland Fort.
Hoek van Holland Haven metro station
Railway stop
Photo: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hoek van Holland Haven is a metro station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro, in Hook of Holland, Rotterdam, South Holland. Trains connect with the Stena Line Dutchflyer boat service to Harwich International in England. Hoek van Holland Haven metro station is situated 610 metres southeast of Hoek van Holland Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hook of Holland and ’s-Gravenzande.
Hook of Holland
Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hook of Holland is a small town on the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal near the North Sea coast in Rijnmond. It is well connected to the nearby regional hub, Rotterdam.
’s-Gravenzande
Town
's‑Gravenzande is a town in the province of South Holland, in the Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 12 kilometres southwest of The Hague. ’s-Gravenzande is situated 3½ km northeast of Hoek van Holland Fort.
Heenweg
Village
Heenweg is a village in the province of South Holland, Western Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 7 km northwest of Maassluis. Heenweg is situated 4 km east of Hoek van Holland Fort.
Hoek van Holland Fort
- Categories: museum, fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.97978° or 51° 58′ 47″ northLongitude
4.12056° or 4° 7′ 14″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Inception
1881Open location code
9F36X4HC+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1101725467OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
6930560Wikidata ID
Q2840998
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Hoek van Holland Fort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort 1881”
- Dutch: “Fort aan den Hoek van Holland”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 527208”
- German: “Fort 1881”
- German: “Fort aan den Hoek van Holland”
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