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Fort Kijkduin

Fort Kijkduin

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Fort Kijkduin

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Location: Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands

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1. Grafelijkheidsduinen – Helder Dunes loop from Duinbuurt

6.76km

01:43

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Helder Dunes – Donkere Duinen Forest Path loop from Nieuw Den Helder-West

7.84km

02:00

30m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Helder Dunes – Grafelijkheidsduinen loop from Den Helder Zuid

22.7km

05:46

60m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Scout Jens

June 7, 2019

Napoleonic Sea Fortress with History Museum, several restaurants and underground passages with aquarium.

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Alphorn

August 17, 2019

Napoleonic fortress from 1811

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September 26, 2019

Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ordered in 1811 the construction of Fort Morand in the strategically important city of Den Helder. During the construction phase between 1811 and 1813, hundreds of Spanish prisoners of war were used in addition to craftsmen from the province of North Holland. [1] The construction cost of the fort are estimated at a total of about 230,000 French francs.

Shortly after the completion of the fort Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Leipzig, many of the positions he created in the Netherlands were then abandoned or blown up. Fort Morand was still held until 4 May 1814 by the Dutch-French Admiral Carel Hendrik Verhuell. On June 28, 1814, William I, the sovereign prince of the Netherlands, had the name of the fort of Morand changed by decree to today's Kijkduin.

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Fort Kijkduin

1. Grafelijkheidsduinen – Helder Dunes loop from Duinbuurt

2. Helder Dunes – Donkere Duinen Forest Path loop from Nieuw Den Helder-West

3. Helder Dunes – Grafelijkheidsduinen loop from Den Helder Zuid

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