A report on Stelling van Amsterdam
135 km ring of fortifications around Amsterdam.
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Haarlemmermeer
2 linksMunicipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Stelling van Amsterdam – the old defense line of Amsterdam crosses the Haarlemmermeer. Plans are being made to make this entire defense line walkable, but currently it is not possible to cross the major highway A4 that goes through it. This park is accessible at various points for recreation, including the Haarlemmermeer Woods.
Amsterdam
1 linksCapital and most populous city of the Netherlands; with a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area.
Capital and most populous city of the Netherlands; with a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area.
The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19–20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Ringvaart
2 linksCanal in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands.
Canal in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands.
The Ringvaart, the Cruquius Pump House, the dike itself, and various other components such as aqueducts, bridges and defense bunkers located south of the dike of the Stelling van Amsterdam (Defense line of Amsterdam) are considered a World Heritage Site.
Fort Vijfhuizen
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Fort Vijfhuizen is one of forty-two forts in the Defense Line of Amsterdam (Dutch: stelling van Amsterdam), a World Heritage Site.
National redoubt
0 linksArea to which the forces of a nation can be withdrawn if the main battle has been lost or even earlier if defeat is considered inevitable.
Area to which the forces of a nation can be withdrawn if the main battle has been lost or even earlier if defeat is considered inevitable.
Until 1920, the "Fortress Amsterdam" was the national redoubt of the Netherlands.
Dutch Water Line
1 linksSeries of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in the early 17th century, and realised by his half brother Frederick Henry.
Series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in the early 17th century, and realised by his half brother Frederick Henry.
Due to the unique nature of the line, the Dutch government considered whether to nominate the whole defensive line as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as they did with the ring of fortresses around Amsterdam.
Defence lines of the Netherlands
1 linksUpper German Limes Limes Germanicus
Upper German Limes Limes Germanicus
Defence Line of Amsterdam (Stelling van Amsterdam)
Fort aan den Ham
0 linksThe Fort along Den Ham is a fort that is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Stelling van Amsterdam.
Pampus
0 linksArtificial island and late 19th-century sea fort located in the IJmeer near Amsterdam.
Artificial island and late 19th-century sea fort located in the IJmeer near Amsterdam.
Pampus was part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam (Dutch: Stelling van Amsterdam).
Vuurtoreneiland
0 linksSmall island in the IJmeer, Netherlands, just off the coast of Durgerdam.
Small island in the IJmeer, Netherlands, just off the coast of Durgerdam.
Then, in 1809, the island was equipped with a military post, which, in 1844, was expanded to a real fort, which, in 1883, became a part of the Stelling van Amsterdam.