Fort · Bodegraven-Reeuwijk · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Fort Wierickerschans is a fort in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 890 m you'll find a bench.
Audio tour · Fort Wierickerschans
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You're standing at Fort Wierickerschans, between Bodegraven and Woerden, where the Oude Rijn river meets the Enkele Wiericke. Look at the ramparts and the water around them. This fort was built to plug a gap in the defences, a gap that nearly cost the Dutch dearly.
Read and hear 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).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
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