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    Bourtange (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbuːrˈtɑŋə]; Gronings: Boertang) is a village with a population of 430 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands...
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    Fort Bourtange (Dutch: Vesting Bourtange) is a fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. It was built under orders of William the Silent...
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    reserve, the Internationaler Naturpark Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen. The Bourtange Swamp had the shape of a V. The western leg covered the valley of the...
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    Ezo Citadel Hill, a similar shaped fortress in Nova Scotia, Canada Fort Bourtange, a similarly shaped fortress in the Netherlands List of foreign-style...
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    bog bodies found in 1904 in Weerdinge, Drenthe, in the southern part of Bourtange moor, in the Netherlands. Radiocarbon dating shows that they likely died...
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    commander of Bourtange in 1672. Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the Prince-bishop of Münster had allegedly offered Prott ƒ200,000.- to take Bourtange, however...
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    organizations with more than 25 thousand visitors in 2015 are Fort Bourtange in Bourtange, Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum in Groningen, Ter Apel Monastery in...
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    the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Emmer-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Germany and the Netherlands. It was originally a compascuum...
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    Sigiriya moat, Sri Lanka Frozen moat of the walled city of Qufu, China Fort Bourtange, a late 16th-century star fort in Groningen, Netherlands Fort Brockhurst...
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    were: Abeltjeshuis, Bakovensmee, Barnflair, Borgertange, Borgerveld, Bourtange, Burgemeester Beinsdorp, De Bruil, Ellersinghuizen, Hanetange, Harpel...
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    fortifications with tier upon tier of hornworks and bastions, of which Fort Bourtange is an excellent example. There are also extensive fortifications from...
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    José São Lourenço São Marçal São Sebastião São Tiago Maior Appingedam Bourtange Delfzijl Groningen Nieuweschans Oudeschans Winschoten Bolsward Dokkum...
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    to the peat history of the region. Borger-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Germany and the Netherlands. It was originally a compascuum...
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     Austria – Nannewiid [nl], Frisian Lakes  Azerbaijan – Giethoorn  Belgium – Bourtange  Bulgaria – Agelo  Croatia – Broek op Langedijk  Cyprus – 's-Hertogenbosch...
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    Groningen Adorp Aduard Bellingwolde Bourtange Delfzijl Den Andel Den Ham Eemshaven Eenrum Enumatil Farmsum Feerwerd Ganzedijk Garmerwolde Garnwerd Garsthuizen...
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    developments in artillery made them obsolete, for example the Dutch fort of Bourtange, built in 1742. The Corps des ingénieurs militaires was based on his teachings;...
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  • was an important part in the attack and defence of fortifications. Fort Bourtange, a bastion fort, was built with angles and sloped walls specifically to...
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    Bourtange fortification, restored to its 1742 condition, Groningen, Netherlands...
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  • Fort Bourtange, a star fort, was built with angles and sloped walls specifically to defend against cannons....
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    A re-enactment of the Thirty Years' War with piekenier training at the Bourtange star fort....
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    Groningen Adorp Aduard Bellingwolde Bourtange Delfzijl Den Andel Den Ham Eemshaven Eenrum Enumatil Farmsum Feerwerd Ganzedijk Garmerwolde Garnwerd Garsthuizen...
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    The star-shaped Fort Bourtange, restored to its 1750 condition, is an example of a trace italienne fort....
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  • of turf from bogs (hoogveen, "high fen") in the east, like the large Bourtange moor, extended until the 20th century. Notable people with the surname...
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    Groningen Adorp Aduard Bellingwolde Bourtange Delfzijl Den Andel Den Ham Eemshaven Eenrum Enumatil Farmsum Feerwerd Ganzedijk Garmerwolde Garnwerd Garsthuizen...
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    which is directly on the border with Germany, in Barger-Compascuum in the Bourtange moor. He is of Dutch and German descent. Among his ancestors is the settler...
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  • Salvatore Fort Spinola Fort Tas-Silġ Fort Tigné Fort Verdala Fort Nassau Fort Bourtange Fort Pampus Fort de Roovere Wierickerschans Fort Pannerden Fort along...
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  • original area). The largest contiguous raised bog in central Europe was the Bourtange Moor, which originally covered an area of about 2,300 km2 including the...
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  • Oude Wolden Poppentheater-museum Museum Lammert Boerma De Baracquen Fort Bourtange Museum De Steenfabriek Muzeeaquarium Delfzijl Abraham's Mosterdmakerij...
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  • gates, towers, etc.) remain. A moat still encloses the town center. Bourtange Groningen Yes The fortifications were recently reconstructed. The original...
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    establish a border post. Sellingen used to be part of the municipality of Bourtange. In 1821, it became part of Vlagtwedde.: 9  Many people desired a more...
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