Fort Pannerden is a disused military fort situated near to the village of Pannerden in the east of the Netherlands. Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Pannerden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwaarden. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands In November 2006, it became the focus of national news stories because a group of squatters were evicted in a large-scale operation by police, helped by the army. Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or Building that the squatter does not own rent or otherwise have permission to use Later on in the same month, it was resquatted.
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History
The fort was constructed between 1869 and 1871 to serve as part of the New Dutch Waterline. History The Dutch Water Line was a series of water based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau and realised by his half brother Frederick Henry. It had strategic significance in that it guarded the Pannerden Canal, but the fort never saw active service. In World War I the Netherlands was neutral and in World War II the fort was surrounded and surrendered without a shot being fired. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After 1945, the building fell into disuse.
Recent Events
From 1988 onwards, there have been attempts to repair the fort. On June 12 2000, the fort was squatted. Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or Building that the squatter does not own rent or otherwise have permission to use Working with local residents and Stichting Fort Pannerden (a foundation set up to maintain and promote the fort), the squatters carried out essential repairs and held a monthly open day. The local city council (gemeente Lingewaard) forbade the open days and the owner, Staatsbosbeheer, took the squatters to court, saying it wanted to make a museum there. [1] The owner won the court case.
After the squatters refused to leave, they were evicted in a two day operation by police, riot police and army forces beginning November 7, 2006. Twenty five squatters were removed from inside the building. [2]
On November 25, 2006, the fort was resquatted by a group of between eighty and one hundred squatters. [3] After first threatening to evict the fort again despite the huge costs involved, the council signed a contract in December with the squatters. The squatters agreed not to live there, but four out of the group are now responsible for the upkeep of the building. [4] The open days are once more permitted. [5]
References
- ^ Fort Pannerden gedagvaard May 1 2006 (retrieved January 2007)
- ^ Ontruiming Fort Pannerden afgerond November 8 2006 (retrieved January 2007)
- ^ Fort Pannerden voorlopig niet ontruimd
- ^ Krakers mogen Fort Pannerden beheren (retrieved January 2007)
- ^ Fort Pannerden blijft voorlopig December 14 2006 (retrieved January 2007)
External links
- Website of occupying squatters (in English)
- Website of Stichting Fort Pannerden (in Dutch)
- Story of the requatting action, with fotos (in Dutch and English)
- The fort shown on Google Maps
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