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Parc Broekhuizen
Parc Broekhuizen
3956 NS Leersum -
The Hernhutter (Moravian Brothers) House
The Hernhutter (Moravian Brothers) House
3703 CA Zeist -
Lock at Cothen
Lock at Cothen
The water board uses the dam in the Kromme Rijn in Cothen to regulate the flow of water to and from Utrecht. The monumental lock alongside it (from 1865) was used during wartime to move ships past the dam. When the Waterline needed to be flooded, the commander of the inundation station at Wijk bij Duurstede first gave the order to raise the water level in the Kromme Rijn by closing off the lock with stop logs. Next, he ordered the stop logs to be removed so that a large body of water could flow from the open lock to Utrecht.
3945BN Cothen -
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Visitor Centre De Boswerf
Visitor Centre De Boswerf
3708 BR Zeist -
Rijn en Zon corn mill in the Vogelenbuurt
Rijn en Zon corn mill in the Vogelenbuurt
3524 CE Utrecht -
Keuris distillery
Keuris distillery
3449 HJ Woerden -
Café-Restaurant De Lage Vuursche
Café-Restaurant De Lage Vuursche
3749 AD Lage Vuursche -
Plofsluis
Plofsluis
The Plofsluis consists of five concrete bins with a relatively weak floor that span the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. The bins could store around 40,000 tonnes of sand, gravel or debris. In wartime, the floor could be blow up, so that its contents would drop into the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. This would block the canal and prevent the inundation water from flowing out. The lock was designed in such a way that its sides would remain upright after the explosion, so that the floor could be reconstructed and the sluice could be used again. It was never actually used.
3439 LS Nieuwegein -
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Bicycle Boat, stop NIeuwersluis
Bicycle Boat, stop NIeuwersluis
zandpad 23
3601NA Maarssen -
Linschoten country Estate
Linschoten country Estate
3461 AC Linschoten -
Sterkenburg Castle
Sterkenburg Castle
3972 ND Driebergen-Rijsenburg -
De Wildenburg pancake farm
De Wildenburg pancake farm
3744 MK Baarn -
TOP Linschoten
TOP Linschoten
Noord Linschoterdijk 1 (tegenover nr. 1)
Linschoten -
Highland West Coelhorst
Highland West Coelhorst
3828 PC Hoogland -
Fort Everdingen
Fort Everdingen
Anyone who delves into the history of the Vijfheerenlanden will soon discover that the now very quiet and peaceful area has a history filled with clashing weapons. Destroyed towns and castles, plundering and domestic (and foreign) wars: every town and village has its own story to tell. Everdingen was put on the Dutch military map in the 19th Century as part of the New Dutch Water Line.
The New Dutch Water Line ran from the former Zuiderzee near Muiden to the Biesbosch near Werkendam and consisted of a variety of defences and inundation fields (areas that could be placed underwater). Fort Everdingen was built between 1842 and 1847 and, together with Fort Honswijk, formed the Lek access on the other side of the Lek. The surrounding land could be flooded using inundation locks. The fort itself was walled and well defended by a variety of casemates. The new Dutch Water Line was prepared 3 times. At the end of World War II, German forces used the line as a defence against the advancing Allies. Fort Everdingen lost its defensive function after the war. The military Explosive Ordinance Disposal service used the fort until 2014. It’s now home to the German & Lauret brewery, which uses the special water filtering system in their brewery. It’s also an over-wintering place for many bats.
Further reading: Batestein Castle, Hagestein Castle, Vianen Castle, Brederode statue, Everdingen village centre, Vianen water tower.
4121 KK Everdingen -
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Nyenrode Business University
Nyenrode Business University
3620 AC Breukelen -
National Military Museum
National Military Museum
Verlengde Paltzerweg 1
3768 MX Soest -
Sawmill De Ster
Sawmill De Ster
3531 ET Utrecht -
Recreatieboerderij De Kleine Weide
Recreatieboerderij De Kleine Weide
3927 CV Renswoude -
Centraal Museum
Centraal Museum
3512 XA Utrecht -
Delicacies from Zeist
Delicacies from Zeist
3701 Zeist -
Noorderpark Ruigenhoek
Noorderpark Ruigenhoek
Utrecht -
Fort bij Vechten - Waterline Museum
Fort bij Vechten - Waterline Museum
Achterdijk 2
Bunnik -
Country Estate Bergse Bossen***
Country Estate Bergse Bossen***
3971 GM Driebergen-Rijsenburg
