Fort · 's-Hertogenbosch · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Fort Orthen is a fort in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant. This place has a story in the app. Within 80 m you'll find a bench.
Story · Fort Orthen
You're standing at Fort Orthen, in the Orthen district on the north side of 's-Hertogenbosch. What you see here isn't a stone castle, but a defence built from earth and water. Look at the shape. At its heart is a closed, square earthwork with a wet moat around it.
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).
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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