{"id":11565,"date":"2025-06-06T13:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T11:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/?page_id=11565"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:05:18","slug":"the-bright-ghost-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/en\/den-helder-spookstad\/","title":{"rendered":"Den Helder ghost town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11565\" class=\"elementor elementor-11565\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d48dc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d48dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711d4255 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"711d4255\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ghost Town Den Helder<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acc2e12 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1acc2e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the traces of war in a city full of stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2560df3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2560df3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During World War II, Den Helder played a crucial role in the German defense line, the Atlantic Wall. Hundreds of bunkers were built in and around the city. Den Helder was severely damaged: more than 170 bombings hit the city \u2013 first by the occupying forces, later by the Allies. This made Den Helder one of the most heavily bombed cities in the Netherlands.<\/p><p><strong>Living in uncertainty and loss<\/strong><br \/>The impact on the residents was enormous. What began with voluntary evacuations ended in forced departures. By the end of the war, Den Helder had become a ghost town. Only rubble, abandoned bunkers, and silent grief remained. Yet, it is precisely these remnants that take on meaning today \u2013 as places of remembrance, reflection, and connection.<\/p><p><strong>Give the past a voice<\/strong><br \/>Are you curious about the stories behind this city? Step inside the<a href=\"https:\/\/atlantikwallcentrum.nl\/\"> Atlantic Wall Center<\/a> Or explore one of the many military fortifications. Here, history, meaning, and aesthetics are uniquely intertwined.<\/p><p><strong>Relive the story of Den Helder<\/strong><br \/>The event took place in May 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bombardementenopdenhelder.nl\/\"><em>\u2018Den Helder, Most bombed city in the Netherlands\u2019<\/em> <\/a>venue. From lectures to tours and artistic photo exhibitions.<\/p><p><strong>Be inspired by the Den Helder Theorem<\/strong><br \/>Want to delve deeper into the military history of Den Helder? The Stelling section of the City Marketing newspaper features a specific defensive structure each year. This series demonstrates how culture, history, and heritage intertwine. View all the stories below in one overview and be amazed by the resilience of this city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d49b4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70d49b4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126073cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"126073cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d43eed e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50d43eed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cac2052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cac2052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hoe-begon-de-oporlog-in-1940.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11581\" alt=\"War Den Helder 1940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hoe-begon-de-oporlog-in-1940.jpg 720w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hoe-begon-de-oporlog-in-1940-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hoe-begon-de-oporlog-in-1940-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hoe-begon-de-oporlog-in-1940-600x550.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431f137f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"431f137f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did the war start in 1940?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289156e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"289156e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>World War II officially began on May 10, 1940, when the Netherlands and Belgium were invaded by the Germans. In Den Helder, the first few days of the war were relatively mild, until just after the Netherlands&#039; capitulation. Oh, and a quick word about the capitulation...<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f45c4cd elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f45c4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/en\/the-bright-ghost-town\/how-did-the-war-start-in-1940\/+%e2%80%8e\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f3977b e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68f3977b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cf173e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73cf173e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Willemsoord-verdedigingswerken.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11582\" alt=\"Willemsoord defense works Den Helder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Willemsoord-verdedigingswerken.jpg 720w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Willemsoord-verdedigingswerken-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Willemsoord-verdedigingswerken-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Willemsoord-verdedigingswerken-600x550.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9c58ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f9c58ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Shipyard Willemsoord<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9cf07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f9cf07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we talk about the Rijkswerf Willemsoord, we&#039;re always referring to the upcoming town hall or building 66 (mast shed). Let me take you to the other side of Willemsoord, on the Hoofdgracht canal where the current Naval Museum is located.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ccd37 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f3ccd37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/en\/the-bright-ghost-town\/willemsoord-state-shipyard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8db3ec e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d8db3ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a2b9b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30a2b9b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historie-en-drank-op-de-Batterij-Begraafplaats-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11583\" alt=\"History and drinks at the Battery Cemetery Den Helder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historie-en-drank-op-de-Batterij-Begraafplaats-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historie-en-drank-op-de-Batterij-Begraafplaats-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historie-en-drank-op-de-Batterij-Begraafplaats-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historie-en-drank-op-de-Batterij-Begraafplaats-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historie-en-drank-op-de-Batterij-Begraafplaats-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historie-en-drank-op-de-Batterij-Begraafplaats-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historie-en-drank-op-de-Batterij-Begraafplaats.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1683b283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1683b283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History and drinks at the Battery Cemetery<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d9b711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d9b711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This gun emplacement on Jan Verfailleweg was built in the late 1930s during the interbellum (the period between the two world wars), next to the centuries-old cemetery, and consists of three gun emplacements\u2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592e392b elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"592e392b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/en\/the-bright-ghost-town\/stellingrubriek-%e2%80%a6ij-begraafplaats\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f3f39b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30f3f39b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5513eb73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5513eb73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29329dc e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29329dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af8dba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7af8dba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bunker-M219-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11584\" alt=\"Bunker M219 Julianadorp Den Helder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bunker-M219-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bunker-M219-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bunker-M219-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bunker-M219-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bunker-M219-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bunker-M219-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bunker-M219.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3488ee42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3488ee42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Remains in the dunes: the M219<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410b5f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"410b5f46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone who grows up in Den Helder also grows up in the Den Helder Defence Line. Who didn&#039;t play in the dunes and bunkers during their childhood?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650fac85 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"650fac85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/denhelder.online\/overblijfselen-i\u2026e-duinen-de-m219\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3d1ed5 e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f3d1ed5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af3f804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4af3f804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telefoonbunker-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11585\" alt=\"Telephone bunker Den Helder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telefoonbunker-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telefoonbunker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telefoonbunker-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telefoonbunker-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telefoonbunker-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telefoonbunker-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telefoonbunker.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582832ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"582832ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Just make a phone call with... the telephone bunker<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23722c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23722c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Den Helder Defence Line is part of the Atlantic Wall, a 5,000-kilometre-long defence system stretching from Norway to Spain that was intended to protect Western Europe from attack from the sea\u2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb1c658 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4cb1c658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/https%3a\/\/denhelder.online\/the-bright-ghost-town\/even-telefoneren%e2%80%a6e-telefoonbunker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71180fde e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71180fde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10da8a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10da8a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miljoenenfort-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11586\" alt=\"Millions Fort Den Helder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miljoenenfort-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miljoenenfort-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miljoenenfort-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miljoenenfort-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miljoenenfort-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miljoenenfort-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Miljoenenfort.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2853d9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2853d9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lost Forts: The Millionaire Fort<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8bf767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a8bf767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This fort was intended to replace the outdated Fort Kijkduin around 1900. The Miljoenenfort was located in the middle of the dunes, just past the Huisduinen beach access point. Thanks to the outbreak of the First World War\u2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5744680e elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5744680e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/https%3a\/\/denhelder.online\/the-bright-ghost-town\/disappeared-forts-the-million-fort\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9b323d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e9b323d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703de2a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"703de2a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da3f533 e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1da3f533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e090b85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e090b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11587\" alt=\"Ravelin Den Helder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn.jpg 720w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-600x550.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52439f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52439f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Ravelin<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7222b250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7222b250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ravelijnweg or the Ravelijncenter, the term &quot;ravelijn&quot; is not unfamiliar to us. But where does this name actually come from?<br \/>A ravelin is an outer structure of a fortress or a rampart. It usually consists of...<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff0f32d elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ff0f32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/en\/the-bright-ghost-town\/what-is-a-ravelin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0f18a7 e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c0f18a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcf4129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dcf4129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11588\" alt=\"Weapon Den Helder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder-1087x1536.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder-1449x2048.jpg 1449w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder-424x600.jpg 424w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wapen-Den-Helder.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4358b489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4358b489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coat of arms of Den Helder<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20096777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20096777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three gold chevron finials on a red background, two pearls, two emeralds, and three rubies. This is the coat of arms of Den Helder, and it predates the city itself by many centuries. It is derived from the coat of arms of the lords and counts of Egmont, who in the late Middle Ages...<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38735fc9 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"38735fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/en\/the-bright-ghost-town\/the-coat-of-arms-of-den-helder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More 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srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Overlevende-O-16.jpg 720w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Overlevende-O-16-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Overlevende-O-16-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Overlevende-O-16-600x550.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c199d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c199d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The sinking of the O 16 and the only survivor<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21edba99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21edba99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Successes and losses in war can be closely linked, as evidenced by the story of HNLMS O 16, which sank three Japanese ships in a single day, only to hit a mine itself.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cabdae elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"74cabdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/en\/the-bright-ghost-town\/het-vergaan-van-%e2%80%a6nige-overlevende\/+%e2%80%8e\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fc9e37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62fc9e37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262d9fbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"262d9fbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d11930 e-con-full hover-item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63d11930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7492936f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7492936f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historische-verhalen-Den-Helder-muziektent.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11590\" alt=\"Historical stories Den Helder bandstand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historische-verhalen-Den-Helder-muziektent.jpg 720w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historische-verhalen-Den-Helder-muziektent-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historische-verhalen-Den-Helder-muziektent-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historische-verhalen-Den-Helder-muziektent-600x550.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3632a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f3632a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historical stories about Den Helder<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8295cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f8295cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By Cees Rondel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698c135d elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"698c135d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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