Fort IJmuiden

Fort IJmuiden is a former fort, now heritage site and event location in IJmuiden North-Holland. It protected the entrance to the North Sea Canal. The fort was originally located north of the canal, but by the construction of a new branch, it became an island.

Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Fort
Description: fort of the defence line of Amsterdam
Also known as: “Fort bij IJmuiden” and “Island Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden and Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden.

Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden

Lighthouse

Photo: StadsfotograafSelma, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

The Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden and activated the following year. Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden is situated 440 metres southwest of Fort IJmuiden.

Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden

Lighthouse

Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden. Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden is situated 620 metres southeast of Fort IJmuiden.

Bunker Museum IJmuiden

Museum

Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.

Bunker Museum IJmuiden is situated 1 km south of Fort IJmuiden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include IJmuiden and Wijk aan Zee.

IJmuiden

Town

Photo: Ed Stevenhagen, Public domain.

IJmuiden is a port town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. IJmuiden is situated 2½ km east of Fort IJmuiden.

Wijk aan Zee

Village

Photo: Chris06, CC0.

Wijk aan Zee is a village on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk, the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament takes place there every year. Wijk aan Zee is situated 3½ km north of Fort IJmuiden.

Velsen-Noord

Village

Photo: Debot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Velsen-Noord is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 10 km north of Haarlem. From 1865 on, when the construction on the North Sea Canal began, the town of Velsen, which originated in Roman times, was split in two parts. Velsen-Noord is situated 4 km east of Fort IJmuiden.

Fort IJmuiden

Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.46537° or 52° 27′ 55″ north

Longitude

4.5773° or 4° 34′ 38″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Inception

1881

Open location code

9F46FH8G+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1102381860

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

8985766

Wikidata ID

Q2800964

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Fort IJmuiden” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fort bij IJmuiden”
Dutch: “Forteiland IJmuiden”
Dutch: “Forteiland” (historical)
Estonian: “IJmuideni fort”
French: “fort d’Ijmuiden”
French: “Fort d’Ijmuiden”
German: “Fort IJmuiden”
German: “Fortinsel bei IJmuiden”
German: “Fortinsel IJmuiden”

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