Kaart van de schans van Kuinre (Kuynder-schans)

The Frisian waterline started being built around 1580. The defence line goes from the Zuidersea, along the River Linde, to the

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Bridge. Then, the defence line goes northward to

Kuinre Kuinre (Low Saxon: ''De Kuunder'') is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became a part of IJsselham, which in turn merged into the municipality of Steenwijkerland in 2001. Kuinre is ...

by way of

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, Terband,

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, Donkerbroek,

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and

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against the Spanish and in 1672

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(''Disaster Year'') against

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and the French troops who were the

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. In the east, the defence line is connected to the Groninger waterlinie, which continues to

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. Part of the defence line is also called the Tjonger-Lindelinie. The ten schansen were in Schoterland nearby

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, just north of the River Tjonger, near

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, along the road to

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and nearby Terbant. The defence line is currently under restoration. The defence line contains thezse forts: *Sterrenschans (nearby

) *Zwartendijksterschans *Breebergschans *Schans Frieschepalen *Makkingaasterschans *Bekhofschans *Kuinderschans *Sliekenborgschans *Blessebergeschans *Tolbrugschans

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Movie about the Frisian Water Line (Dutch)
on

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