Discover the historical Atlantikwall at the Zeepeduinen and Slot Haamstede on Schouwen. This impressive defense line consisted of dozens of bunkers, including the Walvisbunker: a command bunker of the type 117a, located on the highest dune. From here, the Germans had command over all defense works on Schouwen during World War II.
In addition to the Walvisbunker, there are many other bunkers to be found, including standard models that occur throughout the Atlantikwall, personnel shelters, and a hospital bunker. The Stützpunkgruppe Schouwen, an extensive complex of dozens of bunkers in the dunes of Schouwen and in the Slotbos of castle Haamstede, was intended to defend the coast and the Haamstede airfield against an Allied invasion.
Visit this unique location and discover the history of the Atlantikwall and the Walvisbunker. Admire the armored observation dome on the roof of the bunker and see the spaces for a radio, officers, supplies, and the machine gun post for the defense of the bunker itself.
Rotterdam was and is a world-class port city. But what do you do when you can't get there with your ship? Then you end up in Brouwershaven. That's how it happened around 1840. Silting up of the Brielse Maas and the Goereese Gat meant that sea-going ships could not get to Rotterdam. Nor in the port of Brouwershaven, which was far too small and the access channel was too narrow and shallow. So dukdalven were quickly installed, a kind of mooring posts near the sandbar “Dwars in de weg”. Hundreds of ships passed by and this made Brouwershaven bustle. Many sea and river pilots (people who know a lot about the local waterways) came to live there and er they got their own offices 'the Pilotage building.' A huge barrel warehouse also arrived. The barrels, which were stored here, were used to indicate the navigational route for ships. The red barrels on the right and the green barrels on the left. Between them is the safe navigation route. At the time, as many as 27 hotels and cafes could be found in the town, not to mention the luxurious seaside hotel Catsburg. But in 1870, Rotterdam got another connection to the sea. There was no more bustle. People moved away and the luxury seaside hotel was demolished. In Brouwershaven, peace returned. Question 3: What is the name of the luxury seaside hotel? Write down the 1st letter.