Everything about Bourtange totally explained
Bourtange is a
star fort and village in the
Westerwolde region of the
Dutch province of
Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of
Vlagtwedde, and lies about 32 km northeast of
Emmen.
The
fortifications were initially built during the
Eighty Years' War when
William of Orange wanted to control the only road between
Germany and the city of
Groningen which was controlled by the
Spaniards. This road followed a sandy ridge (
tange) through the
marshes.
Later, around
1594, Bourtange became part of the fortifications on the border between the northern provinces (
Groningen,
Friesland,
Drenthe) and Germany.
Bourtange was a separate municipality until 1822, when it was merged with
Vlagtwedde.
In
1851 the fort was given up and Bourtange became a normal village.
Around
1960 living conditions in the village deteriorated and it was decided that Bourtange would be rebuilt to its state of
1742. Today it's an open air
museum.
In 2001, the town of Bourtange had 267 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.21 km², and contained 133 residences.
The statistical area "Bourtange", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 530.
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