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Goejanverwelle lock
Goejanverwelle lock
The Goejanverwelle lock and the Enkele Wiericke lock on the Hollandse Ijssel played a key role in the Disaster Year. Together with the lock at Nieuwerbrug on the Oude Rijn, they formed the inlet to the Langeweide polder, which was the narrowest section of the Waterline. The locks were opened on 17 June 1672 – just in time to halt the advance of the French, who had already captured Oudewater and marched right up to the edge of the hastily flooded Waterline. With great promptitude, the commander of the garrison at Goejanverwelle, the Count of Horn, gave the order to raise sconces and fortifications to defend the locks. For the moment, the Waterline was safe!
3467 PR Hekendorp -
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Café-Restaurant De Lage Vuursche
Café-Restaurant De Lage Vuursche
3749 AD Lage Vuursche -
Huis Doorn
Huis Doorn
3941 MT Doorn -
Fortress Nieuwersluis
Fortress Nieuwersluis
Rijksstraatweg 7B
3631 AA Nieuwersluis -
TOP Pondskoekersluis
TOP Pondskoekersluis
De Hoef Oostzijde 1
1426AD De Hoef -
Hotel 't Wapen van Harmelen
Hotel 't Wapen van Harmelen
3481 EK Harmelen -
Dunes of Soest
Dunes of Soest
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Fort de Gagel
Fort de Gagel
Gageldijk 165
3566 MJ Utrecht -
Fort Nigtevecht
Fort Nigtevecht
Velterslaan 1
1391 HV Abcoude -
Pannenkoekenhuis Bergzicht
Pannenkoekenhuis Bergzicht
3931 MH Woudenberg -
City Museum Woerden
City Museum Woerden
3441 BG Woerden -
Rijnauwen Fort
Rijnauwen Fort
Vossegatsedijk 5
3981 HS Bunnik -
Fort Honswijk
Fort Honswijk
Lekdijk 58
3998 NJ Schalkwijk -
Grebbeberg Military Cemetery
Grebbeberg Military Cemetery
The largest battle of the Dutch army in WWII took place on Grebbeberg Hill. Here poorly armed and untrained men held their ground against a very powerful and ruthless opponent for three days. Grebbeberg Military Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 800 soldiers and 1 citizen who perished here in the Second World War. It is located on Grebbeberg Hill at Rhenen, and was a battlefield of just a few square kilometres, but is full of stories of the courage of desperation in the Netherlands.
The information centre, with an exhibition about the events on Grebbeberg Hill during “The Battle for Grebbeberg Hill” in May 1940, is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
3911 AV Rhenen -
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Fort Hoofdijk
Fort Hoofdijk
3584 HD Utrecht -
The Witches Weighhouse
The Witches Weighhouse
3421 AC Oudewater -
Nationaal Bomenmuseum Gimborn
Nationaal Bomenmuseum Gimborn
3941 BZ Doorn -
Gagelbos
Gagelbos
3566 MJ Utrecht -
Amaliastein
Amaliastein
Daunstraat 26
4133 JE Vianen -
Speelbos (forest playground) Nieuw Wulven
Speelbos (forest playground) Nieuw Wulven
Binnenweg 26
3994 AN Houten -
Fort Uitermeer
Fort Uitermeer
Uitermeer
1381 HP Weesp -
Sawmill De Ster
Sawmill De Ster
3531 ET Utrecht -
Fort Everdingen
Fort Everdingen
Noodweg 2
4121 KK Everdingen -
Blokhoven inundation area
Blokhoven inundation area
The Blokhoven polder flood plain is situated behind the Achterdijk in Schalkwijk. During heavy rainfall, it can collect up to 23,000 m3 of water to prevent Schalkwijk from being flooded. This volume is equivalent to around 10 Olympic swimming pools. The area is at the heart of the New Dutch Waterline. In the summer, the plain is flooded twice a month to illustrate the inundation principle for visitors. If heavy or prolonged rainfall is forecast, the water board may decide to forego the inundation, as the plain will be needed to collect excess water.
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