Stelling van Amsterdam (Fort bij Krommeniedijk) - Uitgeest, Netherlands, ID=759-005 - World Heritage Sites on Waymarking.com

Het Fort bij Krommeniedijk is een fort van de Stelling van Amsterdam. Het ligt aan de oostgrens van de gemeente Uitgeest, vlak bij de buurtschap Krommeniedijk, in de provincie Noord-Holland. Het is eigendom van Landschap Noord-Holland.

Ligging
Het Fort bij Krommeniedijk maakt deel uit van het noordwestfront van de Stelling van Amsterdam. De liniedijk die het water bij inundatie buiten de Stelling moest houden, loopt van het Fort bij Marken-Binnen aan de Nauernasche Vaart, door de Krommenieër Woudpolder naar het Fort bij Krommeniedijk. Vanaf daar gaat de liniedijk verder in zuidwestelijke richting, langs achtereenvolgens het Fort aan den Ham en Fort bij Veldhuis. Het fort verdedigde de Lagendijk, die dwars door het inundatiegebied loopt. Ook konden militairen vanuit het fort verhinderen dat een eventuele vijand via het riviertje de Crommenije de Stelling binnenkwam. Ten oosten van het fort, net in de gemeente Zaanstad, ligt een nevenbatterij.
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Google translation:
The Fort at Krommeniedijk is a fort of the Defense Line of Amsterdam. It is located on the eastern border of the municipality of Uitgeest, near the hamlet of Krommeniedijk, in the province of North Holland. It is owned by North Holland Landscape.

Location
The Fort at Krommeniedijk is part of the northwest front of the Defense Line of Amsterdam. The line dike that had to keep the water out of the Defense Line during inundation runs from the Fort at Marken-Binnen on the Nauernasche Vaart, through the Krommenieër Woudpolder to the Fort near Krommeniedijk. From there, the line dyke continues in a south-westerly direction, successively past Fort aan den Ham and Fort bij Veldhuis. The fort defended the Lagendijk, which runs straight through the inundation area. Soldiers from the fort were also able to prevent a possible enemy from entering the Defense Line via the river Crommenije. East of the fort, just in the municipality of Zaanstad, is a side battery.
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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.[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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