Object description

Landsfort Herle was a fortification with moat in, what now is, the centre of Heerlen, Netherlands , it was probably built by the counts van Ahr-Hochstaden The name Landsfort comes from the fact that the fortification come under the responsibility of the land. In the 13th century Heerlen, and thus also Landsfort Herle, come into the possession of the Dukes of Brabant, the Landsfort was built by the Dukes of Brabant in 1244.