Village

Bourtange

Located in Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°00′36″ N 7°11′25″ E

Helfmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 425; 425
Elevation: 5 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde43 km; FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport103 km

About Bourtange

Bourtange is a village. Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen. Population: 425. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Bourtange (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbuːrˈtɑŋə]; Gronings: Boertang) is a village with a population of 430 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the region Westerwolde in the east of the province of Groningen near the German border. Fort Bourtange was built in 1593 during the Dutch Revolt and was used until 1851. Between 1967 and 1992 the star fort was gradually restored to its mid-18th-century state and it is currently an open-air museum.

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At a glance

Area: 25 ha
Official website: bourtange.nl

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Bourtange

Helfmann · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sascha Grosser · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ellywa · CC BY-SA 4.0
Optilete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Marcel Hospers · CC BY 4.0

Climate of Bourtange

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (77 mm)
Driest month: February (44 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Bourtange
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	65	44	60	45	53	76	77	63	69	67	73	70

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bourtange

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 43 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 48 km to the northwest.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 43 kmwest
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 103 kmsouth
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 107 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 48 kmnorthwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 70 kmeast
Enschede Population: 153.7K 90 kmsouth
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 92 kmsouthwest
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 95 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bourtange

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 745 natural sites, 506 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km50 places

Sandpoel Lake 21 kmSE
Kleines Brunselmeer Lake 22 kmE
Waldsee Lake 12 kmNE
Dankernsee Lake 24 kmS

25–60 km432 places

Hatzumer Sand Island 35 kmN
Zwischenahner Meer Lake 59 kmE
Wolfmeer Lake 37 kmNE
Uphuser Meer Lake 41 kmN

60–100 km910 places

East Frisian Islands Island 82 kmN
Norderney Island 78 kmN
Borkum Island 72 kmNW
Insel Spiekeroog Island 91 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bourtange Fortress Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality
0.4 km S
Bourtange Fortress Museum Museum, Westerwolde Municipality
0.2 km S
Rechtemoor Natural site, Heede
3 km SE
Heeder See Lake, Heede
6.3 km SE
Wedderborg Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality
10 km NW
Nienhaus Historic site, Papenburg
9.4 km E