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Fort Hoofdijk
Fort Hoofdijk Budapestlaan 17
3584 HD Utrecht -
Fort Waver-Amstel
Fort Waver-Amstel Waverdijk 19
3646 AS Nessersluis -
Grebbe line
Grebbe line Onderweg 1
3927 EJ Renswoude -
Noorderpark Ruigenhoek
Noorderpark Ruigenhoek Noorderpark Ruigenhoek
Einthovendreef-Noord
3566 ME Utrecht -
Vianen
Vianen Hofplein
Vianen -
Volmolen
Volmolen De Volmolen
Plantsoen Noord 2
3811 GH Amersfoort -
Vianen Castle “Op de Bol”
Vianen Castle “Op de Bol” Burcht Vianen (kasteel Vyanen)
't wed 2
4132 CC Vianen -
Boundary posts
Boundary posts
In around 1875, the Ministry of War erected some 350 boundary posts along the length of the Kromme Rijn. The blue stone posts, marked with the letter O (for Oorlog, the Dutch word for war) and a number, marked the new route for transporting water to the New Dutch Waterline. The posts used to line up with plot boundaries. Many have been removed over the years, but the water board has returned 18 of them to their original location along the towpath between Werkhoven and Odijk following the construction of an environmentally friendly riverbank.
Odijk -
Henschoter lake
Henschoter lake De Heygraeff 2
3931MK Woudenberg -
Fort Hinderdam
Fort Hinderdam Fort bij Hinderdam
Hinderdam 7
1394 JB Nederhorst den Berg -
Dom Church
Dom Church Domkerk
Domplein 0
3512 JD 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 -
TOP Marnemoende, IJsselstein
TOP Marnemoende, IJsselstein Noord IJsseldijk 107b
2402PG IJsselstein -
Werk aan het Spoel
Werk aan het Spoel Goilberdingerdijk 40
4106 LC Culemborg -
Soesterduinen
Soesterduinen Soesterduinen
Foekenlaan 25
3768 BJ Soest -
Keuris distillery
Keuris distillery Barwoutswaarder 57Box nr. 1
3449 HJ Woerden -
Canals and shipyards
Canals and shipyards Oudegracht 0
3511 AZ Utrecht -
TOP Beauforthuis
TOP Beauforthuis Woudenbergseweg 70
3711 AB Austerlitz -
Fort Abcoude
Fort Abcoude Molenweg 19
1391 CG Abcoude -
Boerderij het Gagelgat: Boerderij van 't Jaar!
Boerderij het Gagelgat: Boerderij van 't Jaar! Birktstraat 107
3768 HD Soest -
TOP Linschoten
TOP Linschoten TOP Landgoed Linschoten
Noord Linschoterdijk 1tegenover 1
Linschoten -
Tabaksschuur Amerongen
Tabaksschuur Amerongen Veenseweg 8
3958 ET Amerongen -
De Vriendschap windmill
De Vriendschap windmill Molen De Vriendschap
Nieuweweg 109
3905 LJ Veenendaal -
Key West Beachhouse
Key West Beachhouse Strandboulevard 222
3543 MA Utrecht