Fort · Altena · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Fort bij Giessen is a fort in Altena, North Brabant. This place has a story in the app. Within 140 m you'll find a bench.
Story · Fort bij Giessen
You're standing at the fort near Giessen, in the Land of Altena. It's part of the New Dutch Waterline, and its job was to stop an attack on the town of Woudrichem. Look at the buildings: they're covered with a thick layer of earth, and the whole site is surrounded by a moat.
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).
7 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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