Fort Uitermeer, Weesp

Name: Fort Uitermeer
Address: Weesp, Netherlands

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The Fort Uitermeer is an old fort that was included in the New Dutch Waterline and later the Stelling van Amsterdam. It is located in the North Holland municipality of Weesp on the east bank of the Vecht, southeast of Weesp near the hamlet of Uitermeer. To the southwest lies the Fort near Hinderdam and to the northwest the Vesting Weesp.

The purpose of the fort was to protect the land passageways between the Naardermeer and the Vecht. The two most important passages were the Amsterdam-Amersfoort railroad line and the road from Hilversum to Weesp. It could also support the neighboring forts with its artillery. It also protected the sluice with which the land could be flooded.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°17'36"N, 5°4'54"E

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Fort Uitermeer – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Muiderslot, Dutch Fortress Museum, City Hall, Hollandse Brug.

2.9 miN
Restored 13th-century castle and gardens
Muiderslot, Muiden
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3.3 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Military museum
Dutch Fortress Museum, Naarden
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1.9 miNW
City hall, Baroque architecture
City Hall, Weesp
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3.3 miNE
Bridge
Hollandse Brug, Almere
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3.4 miE
52°17'45"N • 5°9'47"E
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3.7 miW
Windmill
Tjaskers in the Netherlands, Amsterdam
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De Vriendschap, Weesp
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3.2 miE
Park
Naarderbos
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1.9 miNW
Historical place, Architecture, Church
Great Church, Weesp
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1.5 miNW
Windmill
De Eendragt, Weesp
38 min walk • The Eendragt is a windmill built in 1691 as a malt mill on the Utrechtseweg 13, along the Utrechtse Vecht in the Dutch municipality of Weesp.