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Bourtange is a largely rebuilt, inhabited fortress in the Dutch province Groningen. It's in the church Westerwolde in the eponymous landscape (before 2018 Vlagtwedde municipality) on the cross-border tourism route Westerwolde-Hümmling route.
background
With the construction of the fortress (Vesting Bourtange), which could block a passage over the Bourtanger Moor, was begun in 1580 to help the Spanish troops entering the city Groningen stopped, im Eighty Years War of their connection into that Münsterland to cut off. The fortress, never conquered in the following years, flourished until the middle of the 18th century and then gradually fell into disrepair until it was finally abandoned in 1851. In the meantime, more and more farmers had settled in the fortress grounds and leveled parts of the complex. After the Second World War there was a decline in agriculture and the present village was about to give up around 1960. The municipality of Vlagtwedde then decided to reconstruct the facility as it was in 1742. This has been done with the inclusion of preserved parts and buildings since 1964 and was essentially completed in the 1990s. Since then, Bourtange has offered the restored image of a mid-18th century fortress with numerous museums and activities.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airports are the Bremen Airport
(IATA: BRE) and the Munster Osnabrück Airport(IATA: FMO).
By train
The train stations on the Dutch side can be reached Stadskanaal and Winschoten (from Groningen). From there you can take the bus. On the German side, the nearest train station is in Dörpen South from Papenburg.
By bus
In the street
From exit 17 Dörpen the German A31 motorway it is about 7 km to the northwest. From Groningen it is best to take the Dutch A7 motorway to exit 47 Winschoten and then the N368 to Vlagtwedde, then another 6 km to the southeast. Of Emmen via Ter Apel and then continue on the Westerwolde-Hümmling route.
By boat
Bourtange can be reached via the Bourtangerkanaal, an arm of the Ruiten-Aa-Kanaal, with boats up to 3 meters high. There is a small port near the fortress with a couple of moorings.
By bicycle
mobility
From the parking lot it is around 100 m to the fortress, which is covered on foot.
Tourist Attractions
- The only attraction is the pentagonal one, which is completely surrounded by water Fortress with bastions and ravelins, on whose walls you can walk. In the fortress the market square with old linden trees, five museums, shops and restaurants, a historic hotel, the Rossmühle, the Protestant church from 1869 and a former synagogue used as a museum.
activities
- Historical events are listed in the summer season, including the Battle of Bourtange.
shop
Several shops whose offer is tailored to tourism.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- There are 12 comfortable hotel rooms in the complex.
health
Practical advice
- Information center at the car park, W. Lodewijkstraat 33, on the Internet: http://bourtange.nl/; eMail: [email protected], Tel. 31 599354600. Opening times: Mo-Fr 09: 15-17: 00, Sa-Su 10: 00-17: 00.
trips
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- To the former Ter Apel Monastery (approx. 20 km south near the border with Germany).
- Sellingen has a village church from the 13th century with late Gothic painting.
- On the German side, the baroque castle, around 45 km away, attracts visitors Clemworth at Sögel.
literature
- G. Overdiep / H.R.J. Conens: De vesting Bourtange herbouwd, REGIO-PROject Groningen 1993, ISBN 90-5028-032-3 .
Web links
- https://www.bourtange.nl/ (mul) - Bourtange official website
