Netherlands · 19th century
Mouse Fort ranks #7,472 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #120 of the 198 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1874, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 19 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.
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.
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