Zoutkamp
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Zoutkamp is a village in the municipality Het Hogeland which is part of the province Groningen in the Netherlands. The village started as a sconce. During the Dutch Revolt, it was the site of the Batt
Zoutkamp in 2011
Old fishing houses
The old church
The liars' bench. The sign reads "A lie here, a lie there. Don't say anything; it's all true."
Sconce (fortification)
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A sconce or schanze is a protective fortification, such as an earthwork, often placed on a mound as a defensive work for artillery, It was used primarily in Northern Europe from the late Middle Ages u
Zoutkamp
…Gronings: Zoltkamp ) is a village in the municipality Het Hogeland which is part of the province Groningen in the Netherlands. The village started as a sconce. During the Dutch Revolt, it was the site of the Battle of Zoutkamp. Later it became a fishing village. The harbour was moved to Lauwersoog in 1969 as…
Sconces in the shape of an enclosed redoubt; here shown as incorporated into a verschanzten Linie or "fortified line". The schanze is additionally protected in this example by a couvreface.
The Engelse Schans (English Sconce) of 1627 in Lievelde, the Netherlands (photo 2008)
Replica of a Baroque schanze as a redoubt with chartaque in Gersbach
Original Baroque schanze in the form of a star at the Böllner Eck near Neuenweg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany