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 Purmerend Overwhere railway station.

Fort aan de Nekkerweg

Fort

Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.

Fort aan de Nekkerweg is situated 2 km southwest of Fort North of Purmerend.

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.

Beemster Arboretum

Park

Photo: Hobbema, CC0.

Beemster Arboretum is a park, which is situated 2½ km southwest 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.