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Delicacy shop ’t Kaasmeisje
Delicacy shop ’t Kaasmeisje
3421AC Oudewater -
Stayokay Utrecht Centrum
Stayokay Utrecht Centrum
3512 AD Utrecht -
Batteries on the Karnemelksloot
Batteries on the Karnemelksloot
Verlengde Fortlaan 116
1411 EA Naarden -
De Wildenburg pancake farm
De Wildenburg pancake farm
3744 MK Baarn -
TOP teahouse Mon Chouette
TOP teahouse Mon Chouette
3831 JZ Leusden -
Wilhelmina city park
Wilhelmina city park
3581 NP Utrecht -
Proeverij de Azijnmakerij
Proeverij de Azijnmakerij
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Canals and shipyards
Canals and shipyards
The Utrecht canals with their wharves and wharf cellars are unique in the world.
The 12th Century Oudegracht was built to change the course of the Oude Rijn river. Connecting the river Vecht in the north to the Vaartsche Rijn in the south, the Oudegracht was destined to become an elongated harbour. Large city castles were built along the canal and in the 13th Century, shipyards were built as second streets at water level. The deep cellars, serving as storage spaces, ran through to below the houses. Today, the canals and shipyards are home to shops, restaurants and private residences.
3511 AZ Utrecht -
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Vianen Castle “Op de Bol”
Vianen Castle “Op de Bol”
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4132 CC Vianen -
Fortresses of the four Lunetten
Fortresses of the four Lunetten
3524 SB Utrecht -
Fort Hinderdam
Fort Hinderdam
Hinderdam 7
1394 JB Nederhorst den Berg -
Tobacco Cultivation Museum
Tobacco Cultivation Museum
Burg. Jhr. H. v.d. Boschstraat 46
3958 CD Amerongen -
Naarden Vesting
Naarden Vesting
Ruijsdaelplein 10
1411 EA Naarden-Vesting -
TOP Laagraven
TOP Laagraven
3439 ZZ Nieuwegein -
Nyenrode Business University
Nyenrode Business University
3620 AC Breukelen -
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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Rijn en Zon corn mill in the Vogelenbuurt
Rijn en Zon corn mill in the Vogelenbuurt
3524 CE Utrecht -
Fort Abcoude
Fort Abcoude
1391 CG Abcoude -
TOP Bergse Bossen
TOP Bergse Bossen
Traaij 299
3971 GM Driebergen -
Fort de Batterijen
Fort de Batterijen
Overeindseweg 25
3439LP Nieuwegein -
De Kastanjeboom
De Kastanjeboom
3751 LC Bunschoten -
UIT in IJsselstein I Tourist Info
UIT in IJsselstein I Tourist Info
3401 BK IJsselstein -
TOP Huis Doorn
TOP Huis Doorn
3941 MT Doorn -
Groene Entree Kaapse Bossen
Groene Entree Kaapse Bossen
3941 MN DOORN
