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Fort Rammekens
Fort Rammekens, located in the western Netherlands, is a sea fort considered the oldest of its kind in Western Europe. The fortress was built in the 16th century and is now a Rijksmonument.
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The construction of Fort Rammekens was commissioned by Emperor Charles V and carried out by architect Donato de Boni, who designed it in the Italian Renaissance style. During the Eighty Years' War, the site was captured by the Geuzen. Later, the fort temporarily came into English possession in exchange for military support. Under Napoleon I, the fortress underwent modifications, during which an internal castle was replaced by casemates. In 1944, during the Battle of the Scheldt Estuary, the fort served military purposes for the last time when the German occupation forces established a machine gun position there. Allied bombings of the dikes at that time left traces in the surrounding area.
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Location: 51.4527, 3.6543