Bourtange Fortress

was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593

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1593 fortress, tourist attraction, Bourtange, Bourtange Fortress Museum, Netherlands, 

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Frameless

Batterijenstraat 4 - 10, Vesting Bourtange NL (2023)

Bourtange05

Bourtange06

Bourtange 1657 Merian

Bourtange aerial view from the southeast. About one third of the fort is reconstructed on this picture.

Bourtange - Bovrtang (Atlas van Loon)

Bourtange - Brücke und Münstersches Tor (2023)

Courtine en Magazijnbastion gezien uit het oosten. - Bourtange - 20036977 - RCE

Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN) - Bourtange - 20260676 - RCE

Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON - Bourtange - 20260692 - RCE

Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON - Bourtange - 20260693 - RCE

Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON - Bourtange - 20260694 - RCE

Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON - Bourtange - 20260695 - RCE

Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON, DETAIL - Bourtange - 20260696 - RCE

Five star fort Bourtange, Groningen province, Netherlands

Gräben und Zugbrücken der Festung Bourtange NL (2023)

Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036958 - RCE

Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036959 - RCE

Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036960 - RCE

Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036961 - RCE

Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036962 - RCE

Naar een gravure in de Kroniek van Gron. plattegrond - Bourtange - 20036950 - RCE

Plattegrond van J.Blaeu reproductie uit album Rijksdienst voor de Monumenten Zorg te Zeist - Bourtange - 20036963 - RCE

Punt van de hoekige vestingwal met gracht - Bourtange - 20349676 - RCE

Van af Meestraat gezien - Bourtange - 20036949 - RCE

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Facebook page@				Wikidata
base	Q17462048		barracks		Wikidata
base	Q17597502		barracks		Wikidata
base	Q17599499		barracks		Wikidata
fort	Battery Redoubt		redoubt		Wikidata
fort	Nieuweschans Fortress fragment		fortress		Wikidata
museum	Bourtange Fortress Museum		military museum		Wikidata
museum	Ergens in Nederland 1939-1945		military museum		Wikidata
museum	Vestingmuseum Oudeschans		military museum, local museum		Wikidata
image	Batterijenstraat 4 - 10, Vesting Bourtange NL (2023)	2023			Wikimedia
image	Bourtange05				Wikimedia
image	Bourtange06				Wikimedia
image	Bourtange 1657 Merian	1657			Wikimedia
image	Bourtange aerial view from the southeast. About one third of the fort is reconstructed on this picture.	1977			Wikimedia
image	Bourtange - Bovrtang (Atlas van Loon)	1649			Wikimedia
image	Bourtange - Brücke und Münstersches Tor (2023)	2023			Wikimedia
image	Courtine en Magazijnbastion gezien uit het oosten. - Bourtange - 20036977 - RCE	1953			Wikimedia
image	Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN) - Bourtange - 20260676 - RCE	1983			Wikimedia
image	Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON - Bourtange - 20260692 - RCE	1983			Wikimedia
image	Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON - Bourtange - 20260693 - RCE	1983			Wikimedia
image	Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON - Bourtange - 20260694 - RCE	1983			Wikimedia
image	Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON - Bourtange - 20260695 - RCE	1983			Wikimedia
image	Exterieur OVERZICHTEN (STADSGEZICHTEN), KANON, DETAIL - Bourtange - 20260696 - RCE	1983			Wikimedia
image	Five star fort Bourtange, Groningen province, Netherlands				Wikimedia
image	Gräben und Zugbrücken der Festung Bourtange NL (2023)	2023			Wikimedia
image	Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036958 - RCE	1977			Wikimedia
image	Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036959 - RCE	1977			Wikimedia
image	Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036960 - RCE	1977			Wikimedia
image	Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036961 - RCE	1977			Wikimedia
image	Luchtfoto - Bourtange - 20036962 - RCE	1977			Wikimedia
image	Naar een gravure in de Kroniek van Gron. plattegrond - Bourtange - 20036950 - RCE				Wikimedia
image	Plattegrond van J.Blaeu reproductie uit album Rijksdienst voor de Monumenten Zorg te Zeist - Bourtange - 20036963 - RCE	1979			Wikimedia
image	Punt van de hoekige vestingwal met gracht - Bourtange - 20349676 - RCE				Wikimedia
image	Van af Meestraat gezien - Bourtange - 20036949 - RCE	1966			Wikimedia