Ramparts Bastion Nieuwpoort
After the disastrous year of 1672, the ramparts, moat, and bastions were built to protect Nieuwpoort from the enemy. Along with Schoonhoven, Nieuwpoort formed a key part of the Old Dutch Waterline.
The ramparts and the surrounding moats enclose the fortified town.
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Source
- Text: Peter Schipper
- Photos: Peter Schipper
Nearby
Point of interest
- Former House Resistance Fighter Rijneveld - Willige-Langerak
- Information Sign Giessenlanden - Giessenburg
Monument
- War Memorial General Cemetery Schoonhoven - Schoonhoven
- Jewish Cemetery Schoonhoven - Schoonhoven
- War Memorial Groot-Ammers - Groot-Ammers
Cemetery
- Dutch War Grave Nieuwpoort - Nieuwpoort
- Dutch War Grave Willige Churchyard Langerak - Willige Langerak (Schoonhoven)
- Commonwealth War Grave Churchyard Willige Langerak - Willige Langerak (Schoonhoven)
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stones Dam 5 - Schoonhoven
- Stumbling Stones Albrecht Beijlinggracht 24 - Schoonhoven
- Stumbling Stones Hoofdstraat 111 - Bergambacht
Fortification
Crash site
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