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Also known as Schenkenschans

thumb|right|Schenkenschanz (2008), its ferry in the background Schenkenschanz is a small community in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that was incorporated into the town of Kleve (Cleves) in 1969. Schenkenschanz is site of the former Schenkenschans fortress that was of significance in the Dutch Revolt.

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Instance of
Ortsteil
Country
Germany
Located in
Kleve
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Luftbild-Schenkenschanz.jpg
Dialing code
02821
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Commons category
Schenkenschanz
postal code
47533
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thumb|right|Schenkenschanz (2008), its ferry in the background Schenkenschanz is a small community in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that was incorporated into the town of Kleve (Cleves) in 1969. Schenkenschanz is site of the former Schenkenschans fortress that was of significance in the Dutch Revolt.

==Today== Schenkenschanz is a village within Kleve and home to about 100 inhabitants (2013). Most of its 38 hectares is not protected against flooding and part of a nature preserve. Schenkenschanz is located about 5 km north of the center of Kleve. Until 1972 it could only be reached by ferry service across the nearby old Rhine arm, while today the Kleve-Griethausen bridge provides a road connection.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schenkenschanz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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