Fortress Honswijk

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Fortress Honswijk is a 19th-century Dutch military fortification that formed part of the historic New Dutch Water Line defensive system.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fortress Honswijk canonical 1
Stichting Fort Honswijk 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
fortress
military fortification
architecturalStyle 19th-century military architecture
constructedInCentury 19th century
constructionEnd 1848
constructionStart 1840
country Netherlands
designedToProtect New Dutch Water Line
linked to: Dutch Water Line
hasAccess dike road along the Lek
hasCoordinateLatitude 51.982
hasCoordinateLongitude 5.190
hasFeature bombproof barracks
earthen embankments
guardhouse
gun emplacements
moat
powder magazine
ramparts
heritageDesignation Rijksmonument
heritageDesignationCountry Netherlands
heritageDesignationStatus national monument
locatedIn Houten
province of Utrecht
linked to: Province of Utrecht
locatedInRegion Randstad
central Netherlands
locatedNear Fort Everdingen
Schalkwijk
Werk aan de Korte Uitweg
locatedOn Lek River
material brick
earthworks
nearbyCity Utrecht
nearbyTown Culemborg
nearbyWaterBody Lek
openToPublic true
operator Stichting Fort Honswijk
linked to: Fortress Honswijk
ownedBy municipality of Houten
partOf Dutch Water Lines
linked to: Dutch Water Line

New Dutch Water Line
linked to: Dutch Water Line

defensive ring around Utrecht
primaryFunctionHistorical protection of inundation area of New Dutch Water Line
usedAs cultural venue
recreational area
tourist attraction
usedFor defense
flood-based defense
protection of access routes to Utrecht

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dutch Water Line hasPart Fortress Honswijk
Fortress Honswijk operator Stichting Fort Honswijk
linked to: Fortress Honswijk