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Fort · Den Helder · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Fort Erfprins in Den Helder

Fort Erfprins is a fort in Den Helder, North Holland. This place has a story in the app. Within 810 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.

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Photo: Jim van der Mee from Netherlands · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Story · Fort Erfprins

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You're standing at Fort Erfprins, on the western edge of Den Helder. It might not look like it at first, but this is the largest fort in the Netherlands: forty-nine hectares of ramparts, moats and buildings. Take a look at the earthen walls and the water around them. That's where the story begins.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: Jim van der Mee from Netherlands · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 810 m.

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