Stelling van Amsterdam (Fort aan de Jisperweg) - Beemster, Netherlands, ID=759-026 - World Heritage Sites on Waymarking.com

Het Fort aan de Jisperweg ligt aan de zuidelijke ringdijk van de Beemster en is onderdeel van de Stelling van Amsterdam.

Bijzonderheden
Het is een model C fort waarvan er slechts twee zijn gebouwd. Voor het fort ligt een breed inundatiegebied en uit kostenoverwegingen heeft dit fort slechts een kanon in een hefkoepel gekregen. Deze koepel lag aan de frontzijde en was via de poterne direct verbonden met het hoofdgebouw. De functie van het fort was de afsluiting en verdediging van de Jisperweg, die vanaf het fort naar het noorden loopt.

Het fort is nu in handen van Natuurmonumenten. Het fort ligt ten oosten van Fort bij Spijkerboor en ten westen van Fort aan de Middenweg, ook een model C fort.
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Google translation:
The Fort aan de Jisperweg is located on the southern ring dike of the Beemster and is part of the Defense Line of Amsterdam.

Particularities
It is a Model C fort of which only two have been built. There is a wide inundation area in front of the fort and for cost reasons this fort has only been given a cannon in a lifting turret. This dome was located on the front side and was directly connected to the main building via the postern. The function of the fort was to close and defend the Jisperweg, which runs from the fort to the north.

The fort is now owned by Natuurmonumenten. The fort is located east of Fort bij Spijkerboor and west of Fort aan de Middenweg, also a model C fort.
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About Defence Line of Amsterdam:
The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named Stelling van Amsterdam), is a 135 km ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. It has of 42 forts that are 10–15 km from the centre and lowlands, which can easily be flooded in time of war. The flooding was designed to give a depth of about 30 cm, too little for boats to cross. Any buildings within 1 km of the line had to be made of wood so that they could be burnt and the obstruction removed.

The Stelling van Amsterdam was constructed between 1880 and 1920. The invention of the aeroplane and tank made the forts obsolete almost as soon as they were finished. Many of the forts now are under the control of both the town councils and the nature department. They may be visited by the public, and admission is free on Monuments Day, the second Saturday in September.
source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelling_van_Amsterdam

Type: Building Reference number: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/759

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