Fort Bedmar

In the late 17th century, the French king Louis XIV preyed on power in the Low Countries. He encounters fierce resistance. The result is the Franco-Dutch war, but Flanders is also drawn into the conflict. The Spanish Marquis of Bedmar builds a vast defensive line from Knokke to Kallo. The name of 'Camping Fort Bedmar' reveals that there was once a fort here. Today, only part of the north-western shore can still be seen. Cobblestone strips in the road indicate the locations of the former canals. Not far from the fortress Bedmar is the 'Spanish Quarter'. This hamlet of Sint-Gillis-Waas recalls a Spanish fort that stood here during the Eighty Years' War, as a defense against the Staatsen.

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