Fort de Roovere

Fort De Roovere is an earthen fortress, constructed as part of the Dutch Water Line, a chain of water primarily based defences conceived via Maurice of Nassau within the early 17th century. It is near Halsteren. In 1747, all through the Austrian War of Succession 1740 to 1748 the citadel was underneath siege by using the French. This siege has been notably documented. Eventually, the fortress Bergen op Zoom fell and the siege turned into deserted. Nowadays the fort is open from the again and the front consists of two bastions. The fortress has a dry moat and the banks are overgrown with trees.

Over the years the de Roovere castle had fallen into main disrepair, however a basis has now been established, Friends of Fort de Roovere, whose goal is to make certain the fortress isn't forgotten. In the center of 2010, big preservation of the citadel began with the elimination of the undergrowth and a deepening of the old moat in order that the castle may be greater without problems recognizable as such. In addition, a bridge became constructed to get entry to the fortress across its moat, completed with an uncommon in part submerged bridge, rendering it nearly invisible. The bridge has taken on the call The Moses Bridge, as it appears to divide the moat's waters.