Netherlands · 19th century
Fort North of Purmerend (Dutch: Fort benoorden 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. It was built to protect the Beemster canal ring dyke (Dutch: Beemsterringdijk), the Purmerender road (Dutch: Purmerenderweg) and the Rijper road (Dutch: Rijperweg), which were elevated and would not be affected by the flooding.
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Fort benoorden Purmerend ranks #8,750 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #186 of the 199 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1886 — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Amsterdam, 19 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
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