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Castle · Westerwolde · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Fort Bourtange in Westerwolde

Fort Bourtange is a castle in Westerwolde, Groningen. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 740 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

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Fort Bourtange in Westerwolde

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The story

Audio tour · Fort Bourtange

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You're standing in the fortress of Bourtange, right by the German border. If you're on the Market Square, look at the lime trees. There are fourteen of them, and together they mark out the sides of a pentagon. Because that's what makes this fortress special: it's five-sided, with ramparts and moats laid out in a precise pattern.

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).

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Wheelchair: Partly accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

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

Fort Bourtange in Westerwolde

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Frequently asked questions

Is Fort Bourtange wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 610 m and a public toilet at 740 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Fort Bourtange, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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