Fortress
Mouse Fort
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Mouse Fort (Dutch: Muizenfort) is a Dutch fort in Muiden. The fort is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam, the UNESCO World Heritage site that consists of a set of forts around the city of Amsterdam.
The fort is made of masonry and covered with sand on the east side. The fort has nine casemates, of which the two artillery casemates with three embrasures each, are the most important. From here, the bridges, dike, and channel could be attacked. The Fort also has the crew quarters, the room for the guard, the kitchen, the room for officers, the rooms for storing food, gunpowder, and the guns.
Text adapted from “Muiden Fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mouse Fort ranks #6,710 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #119 of the 201 mapped in Netherlands. 20 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Amsterdam, 13 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Mouse Fort?
Mouse Fort stands in the Netherlands, at 52.32944°, 5.07222°.
Is Mouse Fort a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes — it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, per its Wikidata entry.
How famous is Mouse Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,710 of 8,134 worldwide, and #119 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 Mouse Fort?
Muiderslot, about 1 km away.
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