Fort Vijfhuizen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort Vijfhuizen is one of 42 forts in the Defense Line of Amsterdam, a World Heritage Site.
It is located at the southern town line of Vijfhuizen on the ringvaart in the Haarlemmermeer polder. The main fort is currently used by a charitable foundation called Kunstfort Vijfhuizen run by volunteers with 12 art studios and a restaurant.
The fort is situated on a hill surrounded by a moat and accessible only during opening hours. South of this fort, also along the ringvaart, is the first fore position of the fort, currently part of a golf course. A bit further south than that is yet another fore position at fort Cruquius, just south of the Cruquius Museum.
