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De Hooge Vuursche Castle
De Hooge Vuursche Castle
3744 KC Baarn -
Fort Maarsseveen
Fort Maarsseveen
Herenweg 2
3602 AM Maarssen -
Dom Tower
Dom Tower
3512 JC Utrecht -
Bicycle Boat, stop NIeuwersluis
Bicycle Boat, stop NIeuwersluis
zandpad 23
3601NA Maarssen -
Windmill Ter Leede
Windmill Ter Leede
Provinciale weg 2
4142 LD Leerdam -
Dunes of Soest
Dunes of Soest
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Fortress Nieuwersluis
Fortress Nieuwersluis
Rijksstraatweg 7B
3631 AA Nieuwersluis -
Naarden Vesting
Naarden Vesting
Ruijsdaelplein 10
1411 EA Naarden-Vesting -
Vianen
Vianen
Vianen -
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Voorstraat 54
4132 AS Vianen -
Inundation lock at Wijk bij Duurstede
Inundation lock at Wijk bij Duurstede
In 1870, the Kromme Rijn was given a key role in the New Dutch Waterline. Back then, it took almost a month to flood the area around Utrecht. This had to be speeded up. To this end, the river was widened, its bends were straightened and locks and dams were built. Near Wijk bij Duurstede, a large inundation lock was built that made Wijk bij Duurstede the ‘tap’ with which to turn on the New Dutch Waterline. This reduced the time needed to flood the inundation areas to between 4 and 12 days. The inlet is still used daily to transport fresh water to the city of Utrecht and the river Vecht.
3961CH Wijk bij Duurstede -
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TOP Rhenen-Center
TOP Rhenen-Center
3911 LD Rhenen -
Grachten Galerie
Grachten Galerie
3511 NE Utrecht -
Pyramid of Austerlitz
Pyramid of Austerlitz
3931 MG Woudenberg -
Brasserie Soesterduinen
Brasserie Soesterduinen
3768 MD Soest -
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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Renswoude Castle
Renswoude Castle
3927BA Renswoude -
Mouse Towers | Leerdam
Mouse Towers | Leerdam
4141 BE Leerdam -
De Wildenburg pancake farm
De Wildenburg pancake farm
3744 MK Baarn -
Dutch Fortress Museum
Dutch Fortress Museum
Westwalstraat 6
1411 PB Naarden -
TOP ‘t Jagershuys
TOP ‘t Jagershuys
3707 HW Zeist -
Fort de Batterijen
Fort de Batterijen
Overeindseweg 25
3439LP Nieuwegein -
Fort aan de Klop
Fort aan de Klop
3563 MC Utrecht -
Delicacy shop ’t Kaasmeisje
Delicacy shop ’t Kaasmeisje
3421AC Oudewater
