Fort · Texel · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Fort De Schans is a fort in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. This place has a story in the app. Within 60 m you'll find a bench.
Story · Fort De Schans
You're standing at Fort de Schans, in Oudeschild on the island of Texel. What you see now might not look all that impressive. But this spot has quite a history.
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).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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