Fort Sint-Michiel

Fort Sint-Michiel was a Spanish fort situated in Venlo, the Netherlands. It was named after the archangel Michael. Construction of this fort started in 1641 on Michaelmas, September 29. It was demolished in 1867.

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Fort Sint-Michiel ranks #3,256 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #51 of the 76 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1641, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 259 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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