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But where does this name actually come from?<br \/>A ravelin is an outwork of a fortress or a rampart. It usually consists of a triangular or pentagonal fortified island or a small peninsula attached to a defensive wall. Often, the ravelin is further protected by a ravelin moat, which is located within the moat.<\/p><p>Anyone who has ever glanced at a map or an aerial photograph of Den Helder knows that the city boasts peculiar patterns, the star-shaped patterns in the landscape, built around 1811 and 1813. Fort Dirksz Admiraal and Fort Erfprins still retain their distinct shape. To a much lesser extent, Fort Westoever and Fort Oostoever, of which only a portion remains.<\/p><p>At the time they were built, such defensive walls were extremely effective in protecting a fort. With ravelins and bastions (triangular or pentagonal extensions), there were no blind spots around a fort, allowing one to fire back from any side while also keeping an eye on one&#039;s own walls. After the introduction of aircraft in warfare, such defensive walls became an outdated strategy.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11587 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"Ravelin Den Helder\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"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, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11719 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-tekening-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ravelin Den Helder\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-tekening-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-tekening-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-tekening-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-tekening-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ravelijn-tekening.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Photos: Aerial photograph of Fort Dirksz Admiraal and Fort Erfprins by Pieter de Vries and an overview of the Stelling Den Helder via Stichting Stelling Den Helder<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a3b3f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18a3b3f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55078e67 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"55078e67\" 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=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Primary button<\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae4c3b4 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5ae4c3b4\" 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=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Secondary button<\/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\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volg ons op social: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wat is een Ravelijn? De Ravelijnweg of het Ravelijncenter, de term \u2018ravelijn\u2019 is op die manier ons niet onbekend. Maar waar komt deze naam eigenlijk vandaan? Een ravelijn is een buitenwerk van een vesting of een vestingmuur. 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