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Nederland - Weesp, Fort Uitermeer

Nederland - Weesp, Fort Uitermeer
Fort Uitermeer - located on the banks of the river Vecht - is dating back to 1873. The restored tower fort, as well as the historic sluice and part of the old canal were partly brought back to their former glory.

Fort Uitermeer’s function was to defend the 's-Gravelandsche Vaart, the road running alongside this canal and the railway line Amsterdam-Hilversum. At the location of the fort the 's-Gravelandse Vaart flows into the river Vecht via a sluice. As early as the 16th century, this sluice was defended by a “sconce (small protective fortification made of earth). In 1672 (known as the ‘disaster year’ in Dutch history) the “sconce” was reinforced and a year later it was replaced by a permanent fort, which was constructed around the sluice. In 1815 the fort became part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (New Dutch Waterline).

During World War II Fort Uitermeer was bombed heaviley, causing severe damage. During the Cold War, ammunition depots were put up on the grounds of the fort. In 1959 the fortress lost its function as a defensive structure.

The remains of the Fort Uitermeer (not accessible to the public) are an important part of Dutch history. The ruin of the tower is rare because only 10 bombproof towers remain in the Netherlands. As part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie, Fort Uitermeer is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Traktor 49, Javier Munoz Baudoux, buonacoppi, Leo W and 58 other people have particularly liked this photo


53 comments - The latest ones
 Walter 7.8.1956
Walter 7.8.1956 club
Wunderschöne Bilder!!
Ein schönes Wochenende aus der Schweiz!
2 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
An interesting site with a tormented history!!!!
2 years ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
It appears a fascinating place and visit Jaap'... and thanks for your usual full information..
Have a good weekend - and a HFF from > Dj.
2 years ago.
 Jeanne chevillard
Jeanne chevillard
Magnifique !!
2 years ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Superbe reportage !
Bon weekend. Amitiés
2 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Holland, like the UK, has a lot of military history Jaap. This is very interesting indeed. As per usual, a great accompanying series of PiPs too. Well done.

HFF, have a great weekend. Herb
2 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Magnificent place !
It speaks very much of your pride for freedom and clean ideas.
Thank you for the Note, as good as usual.
2 years ago.
 Ruebenkraut
Ruebenkraut club
HFF Jaap!
2 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
A fascination series of this historic place Jaap.
Thank you for the interesting information.
HFF and wish you a good weekend.
2 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
See you were lucky to go inside. I remember seing this but just from outside and could not remember were this was... now I know!
HFF Jaap
2 years ago.
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to Xata club
No I was not inside, but managed to go to the fenced gate, where I could make PiP5 !!
2 years ago.
 John Cass
John Cass
Wonderful set of images -- HFF Jaap.
2 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Spectacular military construction with a fantastic history
The main image and the PiP(s) show the set and details of this construction very well.
Excellent information too, Jaap!

HFF also for you!
2 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
Great to see its being saved, HFF hope the weekend goes well.
2 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Thanks to the PiPs you can wll imagine the whole building, impressive. HFF Jaap.
2 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Da hast du ja wieder einen sehr schönen Ort gefunden lieber Jaap,sehr schön sind deine Aufnahmen und mit dieser Spiegelung im Wasser wirkt das richtig edel:))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 years ago.
 Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul club
Cool mit der Spiegelung. Herrlich die ganze Geschichte in den PiP's und deinem Kommentar.
2 years ago.
 Mecklenburg-Foto (Reinhard L.)
Mecklenburg-Foto (Re… club
Interessante Geschichte und aussagekräftige Bilder!
2 years ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Belle séries merci pour ses superbes photos toute une histoire qu'a vécu ce fort bonne journée
2 years ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
HFF and best wishes to you Japp.
2 years ago.
 Guy Bacca (guybac)
Guy Bacca (guybac) club
Belles images pour la présentation de cette forteresse et son histoire mouvementée
Bonne fin de semaine
2 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
Eine grandiose Serie. Ich danke Dir auch für die Informationen!
HFF Jaap!
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Fantastic building, great reflections, greatly presented ! HFF and a nice evening, Jaap !
2 years ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
HFF, Jaap! Tolle Präsentation!
2 years ago.
 Pat Del
Pat Del club
Superbe réflexion de cet ouvrage défensif chargé d'histoire !
2 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
An impressive and quite rare set of ruins Jaap.............it looks very imposing in your main image and I love the reflection you've captured. The images in the PiPs are very good.........especially the details in the last three! A smashing collection and well presented.
2 years ago.
 uwschu
uwschu club
geschichtsträchtige Anlage, HFF Jaap
2 years ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
An excellent photograph of a fascinating structure.
2 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
In der Vergangenheit eine sicher wichtige Verteidigungsanlage.
2 years ago.
 Schussentäler
Schussentäler club
sehr interessante Fotodokumentation
2 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
A terrific series of images and excellent notes Jaap. Superb reflections. I particularly like the detail in the final PiP.

Well captured. HFF and have a good weekend
2 years ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Magnífico encuadre del fuerte en la foto presentación, para conseguir la reflexión completa.
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
IMPECCABLE et agréablement rendue avec cette magnifique réflexion.
Bon week-end.
2 years ago.
 Hélène Lombard
Hélène Lombard
Intéressante photo et histoire !! Bon WZE
2 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Interessante Serie!
HFF und ein nicht zu heißes Wochenende, Jaap!
2 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Jaap
A wonderful and interesting set of pictures, which I like very much!
Very nice castle, and one we unfortunately missed on our trip there.

Best Wishes, HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
2 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Amazing that it served for so long.
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Most beautiful image and reflextion
2 years ago.
 WiePet
WiePet club
Wow - was für eine schöne Spiegelung!
2 years ago.
 Pearl
Pearl club
Intéressant vestige et beau reflet, Jaap.
2 years ago.
 ColRam
ColRam
Désolé d'avoir raté ce HFF ! Je suis resté devant mon ordi jusqu'à 3 h du matin.
HFF Jaap
Je te souhaite un agréable dimanche en famille.
2 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
Well photographed and well chosen for HFF, Jaap.
A belated HFF from me and have a great Sunday.
2 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
heel mooi, een goede week!
2 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
très intéressant et extraordinaire***********************
2 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Very impressive building. And the history is really interesting.
2 years ago.
 Eric Desjours
Eric Desjours club
A venerable building with a rich history, which is still imposing today despite its stigma.
A beautiful 'painting', nicely composed, Jaap
2 years ago.
 xenophora
xenophora club
These shapes look futuristic, even though they are very old.
2 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
interesting and excellent series !
2 years ago.
 Helena Ferreira
Helena Ferreira
Precious photo!
2 years ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
Great! and wonderful reflection
2 years ago.
 Misou 49
Misou 49 club
Un fort impressionnant , avec de beaux reflets .
2 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
sehr schön mit der Spiegelung
2 years ago.
 "seise"
"seise"
sehr gut , mit der reflektion im wasser
2 years ago.

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