Bourtange

Bourtange
Village
Brick houses and trees around an empty market square
Market square in the center of Fort Bourtange
Flag of Bourtange
Flag
Maps of the Netherlands and Groningen with the location of Bourtange
Maps of the Netherlands and Groningen with the location of Bourtange
Bourtange
Location in the province of Groningen
Maps of the Netherlands and Groningen with the location of Bourtange
Maps of the Netherlands and Groningen with the location of Bourtange
Bourtange
Bourtange (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°00′24″N 7°11′31″E / 53.0066°N 7.1920°E / 53.0066; 7.1920
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityWesterwolde
Area
 (2012)[1]
 • Total159 ha (393 acres)
 • Land147 ha (363 acres)
 • Water12 ha (30 acres)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total430
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9545[2]
Area code0599[3]
ISO 3166 codeNL-GR

Bourtange (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbuːrˈtɑŋə]; Gronings: Boertang) is a village with a population of 430 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the region Westerwolde in the east of the province of Groningen near the German border. Fort Bourtange was built in 1593 during the Dutch Revolt and was used until 1851. Between 1967[4] and 1992 the star fort was gradually restored to its mid-18th-century state and it is currently an open-air museum.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b (in Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Statistics Netherlands, 2013. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Resultaten voor "Bourtange,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Netnummer zoeken Archived 2017-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, Telefoonboek.nl. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  4. ^ "WELCOME TO THE YEAR 1742". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
  5. ^ "Vesting Bourtange - Musea". www.bourtange.nl. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. ^ "Bourtange Fortress | Northeastern Netherlands, The Netherlands | Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2024-03-19.