Northern Netherlands
Groningen
Westerwolde Municipality

Bourtange Fortress

Fort Bourtange is a fort in the of , , . It was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593. Its original purpose was to control the only road between and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593
  • Also known as: “Fort Bourtange” and “Vesting Bourtange”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vestingmolen Bourtange and Neuheeder Moor.

Windmill
Photo: Wessoo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a windmill, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Bourtange Fortress.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km east of Bourtange Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourtange and Pallert.

Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Established during the Eighty Years' War, the fortified town of is a charming destination in the region of the , right on the border with .

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of . The hamlet was first mentioned in 1899 as , and means "swampy pool". The postal authorities have placed it under . has place signs.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 33 km northeast of . The hamlet was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Stakenburg, and is a combination of a thin pole and borg.

Bourtange Fortress

Latitude
53.00667° or 53° 0′ 24″ north
Longitude
7.19252° or 7° 11′ 33″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9F59254V+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 222272320
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
7115212
Wiki­data ID
Q5470838
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bourtange Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن بورتانغي”
  • Catalan: “Fort Bourtange”
  • Chinese: “布爾唐厄要塞”
  • Czech: “pevnost Bourtange”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Bourtange”
  • Czech: “Vesting Bourtange”
  • Dutch: “Vesting Bourtange”
  • Finnish: “Bourtangen linnoitus”
  • Finnish: “Vesting Bourtange”
  • German: “Festung Bourtange”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Μπουρτάνγκε”
  • Hebrew: “פורט בורטאנג‘”
  • Hebrew: “פורט בורטאנג’”
  • Japanese: “ブルタング”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Bourtange”
  • Russian: “Vesting Bourtange”
  • Russian: “Крепость Бауртанге”
  • Russian: “Форт Бауртанге”
  • Swedish: “Bourtanges fästning”
  • Swedish: “Vesting Bourtange”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo đài Bourtange”

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