Dutch Fortress Museum, Naarden

Name: Dutch Fortress Museum
Address: Westwalstraat 6, Naarden, 1411 PB, Netherlands
Telephone: +31 35 694 5459

#1 among attractions in Naarden

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum, Military museum

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The Dutch Fortress Museum is located in the city of Naarden, The Netherlands. The Museum was established by volunteers in 1955 at bastion Turfpoort, one of six bastions that give the walled city its distinctive star shape. The fortifications themselves, including the bastions, date from the period 1575-1585, when King Philip II of Spain ordered them to be constructed. ()

Local name: Nederlands Vestingmuseum Coordinates: 52°17'36"N, 5°9'37"E

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Westwalstraat 6Naarden 1411 PB Netherlands

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+31 35 694 5459

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