Fort De Waterschans

Fort De Waterschans is a fort in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant. Fort De Waterschans is situated nearby to the fire station Brandweer Bergen op Zoom, as well as near the lake Binnenschelde.

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 Fort 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 Fort De Waterschans.

Ontmoetingskerk

Church

Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ontmoetingskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Fort 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 Fort 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 Fort De Waterschans.

Reimerswaal

Locality

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Reimerswaal is a lost city in the Netherlands. The present-day municipality of Reimerswaal is named after this city, which was granted city rights in 1374. Reimerswaal is situated 7 km west of Fort De Waterschans.

Fort De Waterschans

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

51.49324° or 51° 29′ 36″ north

Longitude

4.26109° or 4° 15′ 40″ east

Open location code

9F36F7V6+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7627484388

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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