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Grebbe Line Visitor's Centre
Grebbe Line Visitor's Centre
Buursteeg 2
3927EJ Renswoude -
Rijnauwen Fort
Rijnauwen Fort
Vossegatsedijk 5
3981 HS Bunnik -
Landgoed Zuylestein
Landgoed Zuylestein
3956 CH Leersum -
Zoo Amersfoort
Zoo Amersfoort
3819 AC Amersfoort -
Nationaal Bomenmuseum Gimborn
Nationaal Bomenmuseum Gimborn
3941 BZ Doorn -
Highland West Coelhorst
Highland West Coelhorst
3828 PC Hoogland -
Delicacies from Zeist
Delicacies from Zeist
3701 Zeist -
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.
3998 NE Schalkwijk -
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Muideslot
Muideslot
Herengracht 1
1398 AA Muiden -
Bijzondere Taarten Fabriek
Bijzondere Taarten Fabriek
Zeist -
Bungalowpark 't Eekhoornnest
Bungalowpark 't Eekhoornnest
3768 HL Soest -
Hoeve Ravenstein
Hoeve Ravenstein
3744 ML Baarn -
Amersfoort Zoo
Amersfoort Zoo
3819 AC Amersfoort -
Restaurant La Montagne
Restaurant La Montagne
3911 SC Rhenen -
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Voorstraat 54
4132 AS Vianen -
TOP ‘t Jagershuys
TOP ‘t Jagershuys
3707 HW Zeist -
Brouwerij Maximus
Brouwerij Maximus
3454 NA Utrecht -
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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Wilhelmina city park
Wilhelmina city park
3581 NP Utrecht -
TOP Linschoten
TOP Linschoten
Noord Linschoterdijk 1 (tegenover nr. 1)
Linschoten -
Wiel van Bassa
Wiel van Bassa
Diefdijk -
Mouse Towers | Leerdam
Mouse Towers | Leerdam
4141 BE Leerdam -
Geertje’s Hoeve
Geertje’s Hoeve
Thematerweg 5
3455 SM Utrecht -
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 -
