Roots EarthUtrecht, Netherlands
Blauwkapel
A tiny fortified village just northeast of Utrecht, named for a blue chapel of the Van Wyck family. Fort Blauwkapel, built in 1818, enclosed the hamlet within the Dutch Water Line. Today its 80-odd houses sit ringed by motorways and railways.
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Location
Coordinates: 52.11139, 5.14694