Fort · Amersfoort · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Werk bij Krachtwijk is a fort in Amersfoort, Utrecht. This place has a story in the app. Within 580 m you'll find a bench.
Story · Werk bij Krachtwijk
You're standing at the Werk bij Krachtwijk, just outside Hoogland, on the river Eem. It may look like a few grassy mounds, but this is a fortification on the Grebbe Line.
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In 1799 construction began on this defensive work, which was also known as the Post aan de Vuydijk. The Netherlands was then occupied, and the occupying power feared an attack from the east. A report from 1807 stated that around 400 soldiers were stationed here in wartime. Even so, the works were no longer needed militarily by 1809, and the buildings were demolished. No remains were found during dyke works between 2007 and 2018. In 1939, during the mobilisation, the site regained a role. In May 1940 the land to the north of here was deliberately flooded. Soldiers of the 18e Regiment Infanterie dug trenches, and farmhouses that blocked the view were levelled. A minefield was also laid. The heavy fighting took place south of Amersfoort, and on 13 May the Dutch were forced to withdraw.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or honesty box within 1 km.
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The Werk bij Krachtwijk is a fort and national monument (rijksmonument) near Amersfoort, a defensive work of the Grebbelinie on the Eem. From a distance it looks like a few grassy mounds.
The Werk bij Krachtwijk was built in 1799, when the Netherlands was occupied and the occupying power feared an attack from the east. As early as 1809 the works were no longer needed militarily, and the buildings were demolished.
The hedgehogs are small concrete casemates from 1939, built on both bastions during the mobilisation. Each has 3 firing holes.
Yes, the southern part between the Hoogerhorsterweg and the Malesluis pumping station is open to walkers. At 78 metres the Zeldertsepad (8.7 km) runs past, and at 270 metres the Utrechtpad etappe08 (16.8 km).
No, there are no benches within 500 metres. The nearest bench is 587 metres away, at 't Jaagpad.
No, according to our map there is no public toilet and no water tap within 1 km. So bring your own drinks.
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