Fort aan de Nekkerweg

Fort aan de Nekkerweg is a fort in Purmerend, Zaanstreek-Waterland, North Holland. Fort aan de Nekkerweg is situated nearby to the sauna Wellness Fort Resort Beemster, as well as near the hamlet Halfweg.

Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beemster Arboretum and Fort North of Purmerend.

Beemster Arboretum

Park

Photo: Hobbema, CC0.

Beemster Arboretum is a park, which is situated 1 km south of Fort aan de Nekkerweg.

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

Purmerends Museum

Museum

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Purmerends Museum is situated 2½ km southeast of Fort aan de Nekkerweg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halfweg and Zuidoostbeemster.

Halfweg

Hamlet

Photo: Hobbema, CC0.

Halfweg is a hamlet.

Zuidoostbeemster

Village

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Zuidoostbeemster is a town in the west of the Netherlands in the former municipality of Beemster, North Holland. It is located about 1 km northwest of Purmerend.

Neck

Village

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Neck is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Wormerland, North Holland, about 3 km west of Purmerend. The village was first mentioned in 1328 as "sic: van Hicke", and means "neck" which refers to the narrowest point of the waterway separating the Beemster from the Wormer.

Fort aan de Nekkerweg

Type: Fort
Also known as: “Fort Beemster”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Purmerend, Zaanstreek-Waterland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.52802° or 52° 31′ 41″ north

Longitude

4.92843° or 4° 55′ 42″ east

Open location code

9F46GWHH+69

OpenStreetMap ID

way 71290426

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q3001970

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Fort aan de Nekkerweg” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fort aan de Nekkerweg”
French: “fort du Nekkerweg”
French: “Fort du Nekkerweg”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wellness Fort Resort Beemster and Kavel II Beemster.

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