Fort de Batterijen Het Wachthuis
The Fort de Batterijen is part of the New Dutch Waterline and was built in the period 1871 to 1873. The fort consists of five objects, the guardhouse, the artillery shed and 3 bunkers, and served until 1940. This object is the Wachthuis, once the sleeping quarters and the waiting room of the men.
Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!
Source
- Text: Peter Schipper
- Photos: Peter Schipper
Nearby
Museum
Point of interest
- Fort at Jutphaas - Fort Keeper's House - Nieuwegein
- Camp Drilleveld Nieuwegein - Jutphaas (Nieuwegein)
- Fort het Hemeltje - Fort Guard House - Houten
Monument
- Memorial Drama of Jutphaas - Jutphaas (Nieuwegein)
- War Memorial Jutphaas (Nieuwegein) - Jutphaas (Nieuwegein)
- Liberty Tree Utrecht - Utrecht
Cemetery
- Graves War Victims Catholic Churchyard Jutphaas (Nieuwegein) - Jutphaas (Nieuwegein)
- Dutch War Graves Municipal Cemetery Kerkveld (Nieuwegein) - Jutphaas (Nieuwegein)
- Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Tolsteeg - Utrecht
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stone Julianaweg 22 - Utrecht
- Stumbling Stone Rijnlaan 116 - Utrecht
- Stumbling Stone Korenmolen 7 - Houten
Fortification
- Ammunition Bunker 2 Fort De Batterijen - Nieuwegein
- Ammunition Bunker 1 Fort De Batterijen - Nieuwegein
- V.I.S.-Casemate Batterijen aan de Overeindseweg - Nieuwegein
Crash site
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2024. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright