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 De Blesse 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 Heerenveen,

Terband Terband ( fry, Terbant) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 270 in January 2017. History The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Bant, and means "near the region". In 1315, ...

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Bakkeveen Bakkeveen ( fry, Bakkefean) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in eastern Friesland (Fryslân) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,465 in January 2017. History The village was first mentioned in 1232-1233 as "apud Bac ...

and

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against the Spanish and in 1672 Rampjaar (''Disaster Year'') against

Bernard von Galen Christoph Bernhard Freiherr von Galen (12 October 1606, Drensteinfurt – 19 September 1678) was Prince-bishop of Münster. He was born into a noble Westphalian family. Background, education and conversion to Roman Catholicism Christoph Bernha ...

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

Oudehorne Oudehorne ( fry, Aldehoarne) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 835 in January 2017. History The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerna cum duabus capellis, and means "cor ...

, just north of the River Tjonger, near Oudeschoot, along the road to Wolvega 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 YouTube {{coord missing, Netherlands Military history of the Netherlands History of Friesland Forts in the Netherlands Buildings and structures in Friesland

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