Fort Velsen

Fort Velsen is a fort in Beverwijk Municipality, North Holland. Fort Velsen is situated nearby to the fire station ‘Wout’, as well as near the bridge HarryHugo.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Engelmunduskerk and Beverwijk railway station.

Engelmunduskerk

Church

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Engelmunduskerk is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Fort Velsen.

Beverwijk railway station

Railway station

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Beverwijk railway station is located in Beverwijk, the Netherlands. The station opened on 1 May 1867 and is on the Haarlem–Uitgeest railway. Beverwijk railway station is situated 1½ km north of Fort Velsen.

Fort Zuidwijkermeer

Fort

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Fort Zuidwijkermeer is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort Velsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velsen and Velsen-Noord.

Velsen

Village

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Velsen-Zuid is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 9 km north of Haarlem. Velsen-Zuid developed around the church founded by Willibrord in the 8th century.

Velsen-Noord

Village

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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.

Hofgeest

Hamlet

Hofgeest is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 7 km north of Haarlem. The statistical area "Hofgeest", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 110.

Fort Velsen

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

52.46416° or 52° 27′ 51″ north

Longitude

4.66619° or 4° 39′ 58″ east

Inception

1900

Open location code

9F46FM78+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 225385493

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q17461632

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In Other Languages

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

Dutch: “Fort bij Velsen”
Dutch: “Fort Velsen (onderdeel Stelling van Amsterdam)”
Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 510703”
German: “Fort bei Velsen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ‘Wout’ and HarryHugo.

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