Stelling van Amsterdam (Het Fort bij Velsen) - Velsen-Noord, Netherlands, ID=759-003 - World Heritage Sites on Waymarking.com

Het Fort bij Velsen ligt op de hoek van het Noordzeekanaal en Zijkanaal A bij in de gemeente Beverwijk bij Velsen-Noord. Het is het enige in beton uitgevoerde fort van de Stelling van Amsterdam waarvan een deel is gesloopt. Alleen het frontgebouw met pantserkoepel is nog aanwezig.
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About this Fort (Google translate)
The Fort bij Velsen is located on the corner of the North Sea Canal and Side Canal A in the municipality of Beverwijk near Velsen-Noord. It is the only concrete fort of the Defense Line of Amsterdam, part of which has been demolished. Only the front building with armored dome is still present.
Source: bron:https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_bij_Velsen


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.[1] 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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