Draft:Fort Plassendale


Fort Plassendale
Fort Plassendale
Map of Plassendale in the 'Stedenboek' (book of cities) by Frederik de Wit (1698)
LocationOudenburg, Belgium
TypeFortress
Beginning date1585 (Spanish Netherlands)
Restored date2018-ongoing
Dismantled date1783 (Austrian Netherlands)
Served duringEighty Years' war, War of Devolution, Franco-Dutch war, Nine Years' war, War of Spanish Succession, war of Austrian Succession

Fort Plassendale is a former fortress, located in Oudenburg, Belgium. It served during the Eighty Years' war, the War of Devolution, the Franco-Dutch war, the Nine Years' war, the War of Spanish Succession and the war of Austrian Succession. As of 2024, the only remaining structure is the so-called Spanish Toll House (Dutch: Spaans Tolhuis). The fortress as a whole was build after the Fall of Antwerp (1585) and demolished shortly after the port of Ostend was declared a Free-trade zone by Joseph II in 1781. Among the permanent residents were inn keepers, lock keepers, contractors, and boatmen.[1]

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  1. ^ Vanhooren, F. & Velle, P. (2024). Thuis op het bolwerk: de permanente burgerbevolking van Fort Plassendale. In: Jaarboek Erfgoedkring 8460, 2024.
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