Houten Loods Fort Asperen

Houten Loods Fort Asperen is a building in West Betuwe, Gelderland. Houten Loods Fort Asperen is situated nearby to the museum Sky of Hope & Torenfort, as well as near the historic site Wapenplaats bij Asperen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Asperen and Nieuwe Steeg Fort.

Fort Asperen

Fort

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Nieuwe Steeg Fort

Fort

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Nieuwe Steeg Fort is situated 1¼ km south of Houten Loods Fort Asperen.

Merckenburg Castle

Castle

Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY 2.5.

Merckenburg Castle, also known as Castle Heukelum, is a brick castle in the town of Heukelum in the municipality of West Betuwe in The Netherlands. It dates back to the 13th century. Merckenburg Castle is situated 2 km west of Houten Loods Fort Asperen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asperen and Acquoy.

Asperen

Village

Photo: Gelderland, Public domain.

Asperen is a small city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 10 km east of Gorinchem on the river Linge. It received city rights in 1313.

Acquoy

Village

Acquoy is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 12 km east of Gorinchem. According to popular legend a "Jan van Arkel" was the first to have settled the village of Acquoy, when he returned from the crusades in 1133.

Gellicum

Village

Gellicum is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 13 km east of Gorinchem. It was first mentioned in the 10th to 11th century Gallinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Gallo ".

Houten Loods Fort Asperen

Type: Building
Location: West Betuwe, Gelderland, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.87679° or 51° 52′ 37″ north

Longitude

5.12029° or 5° 7′ 13″ east

Inception

1918

Open location code

9F37V4GC+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 274107467

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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