Netherlands

Bourtange Fortress Museum

A fortress built across a marshland corridor In the Westerwolde region of southeastern Groningen, close to the German border, Bourtange is a fortified village whose star-shaped outline is best understood from its history. The fort was not placed here simply for a scenic view. It guarded a sandy ridge through the marshes, a narrow route used to travel between Groningen and Lingen and Westphalia. Fortress Bourtange’s official history says William of Orange ordered a fort…...