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Fort De Gagel

Netherlands · 19th century

Fort De Gagel in the Netherlands
Photo: Marlies Bouten · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Wikimedia Commons

Fort De Gagel is a fort in Utrecht. The fort was constructed between 1819 and 1821 as part of the New Dutch Waterline. The fort consists of several rijksmonumenten.

Machine-translated from “Fort De Gagel” on the Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort De Gagel ranks #8,180 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #159 of the 199 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1819, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 28 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Utrecht, 5 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fort De Gagel?

Fort De Gagel stands in the Netherlands, at 52.12953°, 5.10255°.

When was Fort De Gagel built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1819. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Fort De Gagel?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,180 of 9,079 worldwide, and #159 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 De Gagel?

Zuylen Castle, about 2 km away.

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