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Groene Entree Hoogstraat
Groene Entree Hoogstraat
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TOP De Linielanding
TOP De Linielanding
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Restaurant La Montagne
Restaurant La Montagne
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National Military Museum
National Military Museum
Verlengde Paltzerweg 1
3768 MX Soest -
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.
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Fort Nigtevecht
Fort Nigtevecht
Velterslaan 1
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Fort aan de Klop
Fort aan de Klop
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TOP Linschoten
TOP Linschoten
Noord Linschoterdijk 1 (tegenover nr. 1)
Linschoten -
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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Utrecht City Hall
Utrecht City Hall
Stadhuisbrug 1
3511 JK Utrecht -
Bijzondere Taarten Fabriek
Bijzondere Taarten Fabriek
Zeist -
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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Veenendaal Town Beach
Veenendaal Town Beach
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Woudschoten Hotel & Conferentiecentrum***
Woudschoten Hotel & Conferentiecentrum***
3703 HX Zeist -
Bicycle Boat, stop NIeuwersluis
Bicycle Boat, stop NIeuwersluis
zandpad 9
3631 NK Nieuwersluis -
Fort Maarsseveen
Fort Maarsseveen
3602 AM Maarssen -
Koppelpoort (gate)
Koppelpoort (gate)
3811 MG Amersfoort -
City Museum Woerden
City Museum Woerden
3441 BG Woerden -
TOP Pondskoekersluis
TOP Pondskoekersluis
De Hoef Oostzijde 1
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TOP De Generaal
TOP De Generaal
3743 JL Baarn -
Recreatieboerderij De Kleine Weide
Recreatieboerderij De Kleine Weide
3927 CV Renswoude -
Dutch Water Defence Lines
Dutch Water Defence Lines
De Hollandse Waterlinies
Utrecht -
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Voorstraat 54
4132 AS Vianen -
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