De Waterschans

De Waterschans is a fort in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant. De Waterschans is situated nearby to the village Halsteren, as well as near Lepelstraat.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Markiezenhof and Gertrudiskerk.

Markiezenhof

Museum

Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Markiezenhof is a museum, which is situated 1½ km east of De Waterschans.

The Gertrudiskerk is a church approachable from the large market in the center of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. The towers of the church are called "pepper plant towers". Gertrudiskerk is situated 2 km east of De Waterschans.

Grote Markt

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Grote Markt is situated 2 km east of De Waterschans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halsteren and Lepelstraat.

Halsteren

Village

Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Halsteren is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, about 1 km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from the 14th century and a new church, built in 1919. Halsteren is situated 3½ km north of De Waterschans.

Lepelstraat

Village

Lepelstraat is a Dutch village six kilometres north of the city of Bergen op Zoom, and part of the municipality with that name. Its earliest records of history date back to 1298 where in a manuscript of landrights it was mentioned as "Den Leepel Straet." Lepelstraat has always been important in its region's religious history. Lepelstraat is situated 6 km north of De Waterschans.

Heerle

Village

Heerle is a village in the municipality of Roosendaal, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Before the municipal reorganisation of 1997, Heerle was part of the municipality of Wouw. It lies between the cities of Bergen op Zoom and Roosendaal. Heerle is situated 8 km northeast of De Waterschans.

De Waterschans

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.49206° or 51° 29′ 31″ north

Longitude

4.26182° or 4° 15′ 43″ east

Open location code

9F36F7R6+RP

GeoNames ID

6954204

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