Fort Het Hemeltje
Fort Het Hemeltje is a fort in Houten, Utrecht. Fort Het Hemeltje is situated nearby to the sports venue Zilfia’s Hoeve, as well as near the bridge Oud Wulven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vechten Fort and Utrecht Lunetten railway station.
Vechten Fort
Fort
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Vechten Fort is situated 2 km northeast of Fort Het Hemeltje.
Utrecht Lunetten railway station
Railway station
Photo: T Houdijk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Utrecht Lunetten is a railway station located in Utrecht, Netherlands. The station originally opened on 10 June 1874 and is located on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway and the Hilversum–Lunetten railway. Utrecht Lunetten railway station is situated 2 km north of Fort Het Hemeltje.
Waterliniemuseum
Museum
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waterliniemuseum is situated 2 km northeast of Fort Het Hemeltje.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oud-Wulven and Lunetten.
Oud-Wulven
Hamlet
Oud-Wulven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located just north of the village of Houten, and is part of that municipality.
Lunetten
Quarter
Lunetten is a neighbourhood in the southeastern part of the city of Utrecht, that has approximately 12.000 inhabitants. It is mainly a residential area, since there is no significant industry present.
Heemstede
Hamlet
Heemstede is a hamlet in the central Netherlands. It is located 3 km west of Houten, Utrecht. The hamlet is known for Heemstede Castle. Until 1812, Heemstede was a separate heerlijkheid.
Fort Het Hemeltje
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort bij ‘t Hemeltje”
- Categories: architectural ensemble, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Houten, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.049° or 52° 2′ 56″ northLongitude
5.14635° or 5° 8′ 47″ eastInception
1881Open location code
9F4724XW+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 42297487OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q18775907
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Fort Het Hemeltje” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort het Hemeltje”
- Dutch: “NHW-Fort ‘t Hemeltje”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 531128”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fortet ved ‘t Hemeltje”
- Norwegian: “Fortet ved ’t Hemeltje”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zilfia’s Hoeve and Oud Wulven.
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