Fortress
Fort benoorden Purmerend
🇳🇱 Netherlands
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 #7,389 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #185 of the 200 mapped in Netherlands. 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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Where is Fort benoorden Purmerend?
Fort benoorden Purmerend stands in the Netherlands, at 52.5359°, 4.95745°.
How famous is Fort benoorden Purmerend?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,389 of 7,738 worldwide, and #185 in the Netherlands. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort benoorden Purmerend?
Edam Fort, about 8 km away.
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