Sights and landmarks in Bourtange

Sights and landmarks in Bourtange

1. See

   Captain’s House

   The former house of the army captain is now one of the most charming buildings within the walls and meant to give an insight in an officer's life within the fort. There's an exhibition room displaying the interior as it might have been back in the day, and the kitchen is refurbished in the same way. The house originates from 1661 and still has an original fireplace and tiled floors from those times.

2. See

   Information Centre

   Located at the entrance of the fort, this is where you park your car, can buy combined entrance tickets for the museums, and get all the information you'd like about this place. It provides a short visual introduction to the history of Bourtange and can help with bookings for lodging. Here, you'll also find toilets and an ATM.

   Mon-Fri 09:15-17.00, Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00

3. See

   Museum De Baracquen

   Once the soldiers barracks, this museum displays a replica of such a soldiers home, and also has a good number of artefacts found in and around the fort.

4. See

   Synagogue

   Up until WWII, the Jewish synagogue was in use as a house of prayer for the Jews of Bourtange. Almost all of them were deported, however, and no more than five returned. Today, this 1842 building is nicely renovated and now serves as a museum full of pictures and objects. It's located in the Batterijenstraat.

5. See Not mapped

   Filmzaal De Poort

   In the movie hall, a 30 minute film about the history and restoration of the fort is on repeat. It also has a scale model of the whole fort on display.

6. See

   Victoria Candle workshop

   Victoria Kaarsenmakerij

   Vestingstraat 1

   €5.95

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Bourtange (CC BY-SA 4.0).