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De Ronde Venen

Fort bij Uithoorn (Defence Line of Amsterdam)

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Fort bij Uithoorn (Defence Line of Amsterdam)

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Location: De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

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1. Fort Waver-Amstel – Bridge Over the Oude Waver loop from Amstelhoek

25.1km

01:26

30m

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2. De Veenmolen – De Haar Castle loop from Heemstede-Aerdenhout

85.7km

04:57

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3. De Veenmolen – Pergola in Park Schothorst loop from Nes aan de Amstel

62.9km

03:35

70m

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Klaske Schep

March 5, 2024

Fort bij Uithoorn, also known as Fort Amstelhoek, is striking because of the two buildings with lifting turret guns that are connected to the fort via a corridor. Original elements such as wooden partitions and a telegraph room have been preserved. Built in 1911, the fort defended strategic points along the Amstel and a railway.

Today the fort is under development but open for tours and meetings by appointment.

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Ute Böker

October 11, 2023

Military buildings are always interesting.

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June 18, 2022

The Fort bij Uithoorn (Fort Amstelhoek) initially consisted of earthen ramparts, and in 1887 a royal decree authorized the construction of a fortress. This was expanded to include bomb-proof buildings between 1909 and 1911, and an anti-aircraft department was added in 1917. At this point the force consisted of 321 men.

Immediately west of the fort there was an inlet for flooding the land in front of it. To the east of the Ringdijk Tweede Bedijking there is still a small lake, and a fan-shaped pattern can still be seen in the vegetation where the inlet and the riprap bed were.

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Location: De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

Fort bij Uithoorn (Defence Line of Amsterdam)

1. Fort Waver-Amstel – Bridge Over the Oude Waver loop from Amstelhoek

2. De Veenmolen – De Haar Castle loop from Heemstede-Aerdenhout

3. De Veenmolen – Pergola in Park Schothorst loop from Nes aan de Amstel

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