Defence Line of Amsterdam
Also known as Dutch Water Defence Lines
CulturalNetherlands
Netherlands
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Netherlands
Inscribed
1996
Area
17,576 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
NetherlandsCultural1 km away
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
NetherlandsCultural20 km away
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
NetherlandsCultural37 km away
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
NetherlandsCultural57 km away
Van Nellefabriek
NetherlandsCultural59 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ64590253, open data (CC0)
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