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400-Year-Old Ruin Location: Were Stones Used for Samern's Napoleon Bridge?

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By Wilhelm Hoon. In 1626, exactly 400 years ago, Spanish troops during the Dutch-Spanish War blew up the fortified castle in Lage. The Spaniards had stored a huge quantity of gunpowder in the castle's dark cellar and detonated it there. The explosion was so powerful that the mighty, massive walls of the Dutch castle were destroyed, leaving behind a vast ruin – the only historical ruin in our county. More...
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By Wilhelm Hoon. In 1626, exactly 400 years ago, Spanish troops during the Dutch-Spanish War blew up the fortified castle in Lage. The Spaniards had stored a huge quantity of gunpowder in the castle's dark cellar and detonated it there. The explosion was so powerful that the mighty, massive walls of the Dutch castle were destroyed, leaving behind a vast ruin – the only historical ruin in our county. More...

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GN-Online broke the news in on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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