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Nederland - Stevensweert
Stevensweert is an old fortified town situated on an island between two branches of the river Maas. During the Eighty Years' War, this island was conquered by the Spaniards in 1633. They immediately built almost impregnable fortifications.
Stevensweert was surrounded by a high earthen wall with seven bastions; around the wall a wide moat was dug out with five ravelins. The Spanish garrison stayed in specially built barracks. In 1702, after a two-day siege, the fortress fell to Dutch troops. Three years later, five additional bastions were constructed.
In 1874 the fortifications were purchased by the municipality of Stevensweert. The land was parcelled out and the inhabitants were able to buy the available plots. In the 1980s, plans were made to reconstruct part of the fortifications. This plan was realised in 2010 and nowadays Stevensweert again partly resembles the impressive fortress it was in the past.
(Due to bad rainy weather I only took one picture of the present fortifications.)
Stevensweert was surrounded by a high earthen wall with seven bastions; around the wall a wide moat was dug out with five ravelins. The Spanish garrison stayed in specially built barracks. In 1702, after a two-day siege, the fortress fell to Dutch troops. Three years later, five additional bastions were constructed.
In 1874 the fortifications were purchased by the municipality of Stevensweert. The land was parcelled out and the inhabitants were able to buy the available plots. In the 1980s, plans were made to reconstruct part of the fortifications. This plan was realised in 2010 and nowadays Stevensweert again partly resembles the impressive fortress it was in the past.
(Due to bad rainy weather I only took one picture of the present fortifications.)
Mikus, Günter Klaus, Percy Schramm, Marie-claire Gallet and 60 other people have particularly liked this photo
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Bonne journée. Amitiés
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Füsun
Bonne journée salutaire.
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to RHHExcellent informations as always.
Thank you Jaap for these nice images.
bon jeudi Jaap♫
All the best
TOZ
moest je hier aan aanloop hebben om met je wagen een james bond truc uit te halen ?
Nice shot.
..........wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
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