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Church of Bourtange

Church of Bourtange

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Location: Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Netherlands

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1. Fortress Windmill Bourtange – Fortified Village of Bourtange loop from Bourtange

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2. Fortress Windmill Bourtange – Bridge Over the Ruiten-Aa loop from Bourtange

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3. Batterijenstraatje, Bourtange – Fortified Village of Bourtange loop from Jipsinghuizen

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Theo

March 14, 2021

Bourtange once had a standard grist and peel mill. This small wooden windmill stood on the Molenbastion, but lost its function when the soldiers left. The mill was sold in 1832 and moved to the hamlet of Ter Haar, where it can still be admired. Since 1980, an accurate copy of this early seventeenth-century mill has stood on the reconstructed wall in Bourtange, giving the fortress 'its' mill back. The original is the only surviving copy in the Northern Netherlands.

bourtange.nl Visitorsinformatie/bezienswaardeheden

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Theo

March 14, 2021

The Bourtange church was built in 1869 to replace the old garrison church. That old church, already in use before 1607, was the first newly built Protestant church in the province of Groningen. As a garrison church, the church was specially intended for the soldiers stationed in the Bourtange fortress.

When rebuilding the church, materials from the demolished garrison church were used. The gravestones from the old church have been given a place in the new church. The oldest gravestone dates from 1613. A triptych from the old church with the text of the confession of faith from 1607 has also been preserved in the new church.

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Location: Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Netherlands

Church of Bourtange

1. Fortress Windmill Bourtange – Fortified Village of Bourtange loop from Bourtange

2. Fortress Windmill Bourtange – Bridge Over the Ruiten-Aa loop from Bourtange

3. Batterijenstraatje, Bourtange – Fortified Village of Bourtange loop from Jipsinghuizen

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