Fort Vijfhuizen

The Fort at Vijfhuizen is a citadel of the Stelling van Amsterdam. It is located at Vijfhuizen on the western edge of the Haarlemmermeer among Haarlem and Hoofddorp. The Defense Line of Amsterdam changed into a line of defense, located 10 to 15 kilometers across the middle of Amsterdam. The scaffolding is 135 kilometers lengthy, incorporates forty two forts and became built from 1880 to 1920. Shortly after 1950, the citadel fell into disuse as a defense.

Primarily, the Stelling van Amsterdam became a water line. In the event of hostilities, big elements of the location round Amsterdam could be flooded. The enemy could not boost. Amsterdam might act as a so-known as country wide editorial, or as the final bastion within the Netherlands. The creation of the Stelling van Amsterdam was regulated within the Vestingwet of 1874. From the castle, the Geniedijk Haarlemmermeer runs instantly via the Haarlemmermeerpolder. This dike made it possible to flood the southern part of the polder, even as the northern component may want to maintain to supply food for Amsterdam. Large areas had been flooded outdoor the hoop of the Stelling van Amsterdam.