Fort North of Purmerend
Fort North of Purmerend is a fort in the Netherlands that is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam. It lies in the Beemster polder, near the city of Purmerend.Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Fort benoorden Purmerend”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort aan de Nekkerweg and Beemster Arboretum.
Fort aan de Nekkerweg
Fort
Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.
Fort aan de Nekkerweg is situated 2 km southwest of Fort North of Purmerend.
Beemster Arboretum
Park
Purmerend Overwhere railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Purmerend Overwhere is a suburb railway station in Purmerend, Netherlands. The station opened in 1971, and lies 2 km north of Purmerend. The station is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway. Purmerend Overwhere railway station is situated 3 km south of Fort North of Purmerend.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hobrede and Kwadijk.
Hobrede
Village
Hobrede is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 4 km northeast of Purmerend.
Kwadijk
Village
Photo: Marjon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kwadijk is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam in the Dutch province of North Holland.
Fort North of Purmerend
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Purmerend, Zaanstreek-Waterland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.53585° or 52° 32′ 9″ northLongitude
4.95762° or 4° 57′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9F46GXP5+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 186974882OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q2358584
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort North of Purmerend” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort benoorden Purmerend”
- French: “fort Nord Purmerend”
- French: “Fort Nord Purmerend”
- German: “Fort nördlich von Purmerend”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zuidoosterpark and VV ZOB.
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