Bourtange
Bourtange | |
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Market square in the center of Fort Bourtange | |
Location in the province of Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°00′24″N 7°11′31″E / 53.0066°N 7.1920°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Westerwolde |
| Area (2012) | |
• Total | 159 ha (393 acres) |
| • Land | 147 ha (363 acres) |
| • Water | 12 ha (30 acres) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 430 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9545 |
| Area code | 0599 |
| ISO 3166 code | NL-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 and 1992 the star fort was gradually restored to its mid-18th-century state and it is currently an open-air museum.