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Landfort Herle
Landfort Herle
Heerlen, the Netherlands
	Schelmtoren
	Landfort Herle
Coordinates	50°53′16″N 5°58′49″E / 50.88778°N 5.98028°E
Type	Fort
Site history
Built	1244
Built by	dukes of Brabant

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Landsfort Herle was a fortification with moat in, what now is, the centre of Heerlen, Netherlands (roughly the current Pancratiusplein), it was probably built by the counts van Ahr-Hochstaden (also referd to as Here van Are)^[1] The name Landsfort (‘fort of the land’) comes from the fact that the fortification come under the responsibility of the land. In the 13th century Heerlen, and thus also Landsfort Herle, come in to the possession of the Dukes of Brabant,^[1] the Landsfort was (re)built by the Dukes of Brabant in 1244.^[2]

The wall is believed to be one of the oldest still recognisable in the Netherlands, part is now being excavated.

A marquette of the fort was constructed from a map form 1787 found while the Pancratiuskerk was heavily reconstructed in the 1960s. The fort had three gates and had two towers (the bell tower of the church and the Schelmentoren, both with 2 metre thick walls).^[2]

In the roof of the church were little rooms for the inhabitants of Heerlen to take shelter in case of hostilities, unfortunately these rooms were destroyed when a, supposedly German, bomb hit the church at New Year's Eve 1944/1945.^[2]

Pancratius church
Schelmentower
Church & Tower
Part of the wall of landsfort Herle

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-'''Landsfort Herle''' was a [[fortification]] with [[moat]] in, what now is, the centre of [[Heerlen, Netherlands]] (roughly the current Pancratiusplein), it was probably built by the counts van [[Ahr-Hochstaden]] (also referd to as [[Here van Are]])<ref name=heerlen>[http://www.heerlen.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3315 Heerlen.nl]{{Dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref> The name Landsfort (‘fort of the land’) comes from the fact that the fortification come under the responsibility of the land. In the 13th century Heerlen, and thus also Landsfort Herle, come in to the possession of the [[Dukes of Brabant]],<ref name=heerlen/> the Landsfort was (re)built by the Dukes of Brabant in 1244.<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.heerlen.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3286 Heerlen.nl]{{Dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref>
+'''Landsfort Herle''' was a [[fortification]] with [[moat]] in, what now is, the centre of [[Heerlen, Netherlands]] (roughly the current Pancratiusplein), it was probably built by the counts van [[Ahr-Hochstaden]] (also referd to as [[Here van Are]])<ref name=heerlen>[http://www.heerlen.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3315 Heerlen.nl] {{wayback|url=http://www.heerlen.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3315 |date=20110719044605 }}</ref> The name Landsfort (‘fort of the land’) comes from the fact that the fortification come under the responsibility of the land. In the 13th century Heerlen, and thus also Landsfort Herle, come in to the possession of the [[Dukes of Brabant]],<ref name=heerlen/> the Landsfort was (re)built by the Dukes of Brabant in 1244.<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.heerlen.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3286 Heerlen.nl] {{wayback|url=http://www.heerlen.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3286 |date=20041021191202 }}</ref>
 The wall is believed to be one of the oldest still recognisable in the Netherlands, part is now being excavated.

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