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Kleine Schans Terheijden

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Location: Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands

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1. Beverpad (Biesbosch) – Terheijden Marina loop from Bloemenbuurt

41.3km

02:24

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2. View of the Polder – Terheijden Marina loop from Breda-Prinsenbeek

36.7km

02:07

40m

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3. De Arend Mill Terheijden – Terheijden Marina loop from Breda

34.1km

02:01

40m

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 28, 2024

De Kleine Schans in Terheijden was built in 1639 to protect shipping on the Mark and the Breda-Moerdijk connection. The polders around the Kleine Schans Terheijden could be flooded. Around 1862, no less than 300 hectares of the village consisted of swamp.

Dive into the past:

The charming village has a serious war history. The Spanish and the Dutch fought heavy battles at the Kleine Schans in Terheijden. In order to stop the advancing enemy, they repeatedly flooded the polders around the many redoubts and lines (the Spinolaschans, the Linie Munnikenhof and the Linie Den Hout). After the Eighty Years' War, the Kleine Schans was removed, only to rise again in 1830 as a stronghold against the Belgians.

Are you curious about the stories of De Kleine Schans? Then there are various ways to get to know them. By means of QR codes on 6 poles around the Kleine Schans, visitors can also easily see these stories on their phone and experience the history of the Kleine Schans. So you can see and hear these stories yourself during a tour of the beautiful Kleine Schans!

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 29, 2024

The construction you see here is called the Kleine Schans. It consists of a star-shaped rampart structure surrounded by a moat filled with water. This is a former military stronghold from 1639 intended to control and protect shipping on the Mark. Originally, there were also several military buildings present. Terheijden was located in the middle of the front line during the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648). Terheijden was an important stronghold to defend the city of Breda. A belt of military fortifications was built around Breda. On the other side of Terheijden lies the Grote Schans or Spinolaschans. This fort is also open to the public, but is not included in this Heritage Walk. The Kleine Schans fell into disuse in 1680 and the buildings were demolished. In 1830, King William I put the fort back into use as a stronghold against the possible arrival of the Belgians and French during the Belgian Revolt. After a thorough

restoration in the 1980s, the canals were restored and the water returned.

The Kleine Schans is part of the Zuiderwaterlinie, a military

defense system from the 17th and 18th centuries. The line ran from Sluis in Zeeland to

Nijmegen.

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Klaske Schep

March 6, 2024

The settlement of the Kleine Schans in Terheijden was built in 1639 to protect shipping on the Mark. The polders around the Kleine Schans could be flooded.

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Location: Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands

Kleine Schans Terheijden

1. Beverpad (Biesbosch) – Terheijden Marina loop from Bloemenbuurt

2. View of the Polder – Terheijden Marina loop from Breda-Prinsenbeek

3. De Arend Mill Terheijden – Terheijden Marina loop from Breda

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