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Amelisweerd - Rhijnauwen
Amelisweerd - Rhijnauwen
Koningslaan 9
3981 HD Bunnik -
Amaliastein
Amaliastein
Daunstraat 26
4133 JE Vianen -
Landgoed Zuylestein
Landgoed Zuylestein
3956 CH Leersum -
Naarden Vesting
Naarden Vesting
Ruijsdaelplein 10
1411 EA Naarden-Vesting -
Grote Kerk Vianen (Great Church)
Grote Kerk Vianen (Great Church)
Hubrecht van Vianen founded a chapel in the 13th Century. It fell under the mother church in Hagestein and began growing fast. In the year 1345, it became a parish church and was granted marriage and burial rights. For this, a sum of money had to be paid to the church in Hagestein annually. In the 14th Century, the chapel was replaced by a single-nave church. In the year 1433, following a feud between Vianen and Hagestein, the Bishop of Utrecht decided to split the two churches.
In the mid-15th Century, the church was replaced by a 3-aisle Gothic hall church which is the same size as the current church. (Including the tower, it’s 77.5 metres long, 43 metres wide and 41 metres high.) Since the church also contains the family graves of the Lords of Vianen, it was required to match the grand status of the Brederodes in terms of its size and appearance.
After a fire in the year 1540, the church (de Grote Kerk) was rebuilt in its current form almost immediately (as a combination of a hall church and cruciform church) with the support of Reinoud III van Brederode. The church became Reformed under his son, Hendrik van Brederode. On 25 September 1566, the Roman Catholic institution disappeared and then, on 1 October, the first Protestant service was held.
Discover all monuments in Vianen.
Voorstraat 110
4132 AT Vianen -
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Fort de Gagel
Fort de Gagel
Gageldijk 165
3566 MJ Utrecht -
Nyenrode Business University
Nyenrode Business University
3620 AC Breukelen -
Culture Factory
Culture Factory
3901 TP Veenendaal -
National Glass Museum & Glass studio
National Glass Museum & Glass studio
4142 LD Leerdam -
TOP 't Hooge Erf
TOP 't Hooge Erf
3749 AB Lage Vuursche -
Werk aan het Spoel
Werk aan het Spoel
In 1815, a fan lock was built into the Lekdijk near Goilberdingen for inundation purposes. It was protected by an earthen battery. In 1848, the battery was upgraded to a fort. Later on, the inundation system was optimised, and four bomb-proof buildings were added to the fort. In peacetime, the road on top of the dyke ran right through the fort, but traffic was led around the fort in times of mobilisation. In 1939, seven concrete shelters and two machine gun casemates were added. An unusual feature is the high free-standing wall in a field to the south of the fort. This was the stop butt of a German firing range.
4106 LC Culemborg -
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Dutch Water Defence Lines
Dutch Water Defence Lines
De Hollandse Waterlinies
Utrecht -
Woudschoten Hotel & Conferentiecentrum***
Woudschoten Hotel & Conferentiecentrum***
3707 HX Zeist -
De Kastanjeboom
De Kastanjeboom
3751 LC Bunschoten -
Pausdam
Pausdam
3512 HN 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 -
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Fort Voordorp
Fort Voordorp
3737 BK Groenekan -
Groene Entree Hoogstraat
Groene Entree Hoogstraat
3941 MN DOORN -
BAK, basis voor actuele kunst
BAK, basis voor actuele kunst
3512 TG Utrecht -
Henschoter lake
Henschoter lake
3931MK Woudenberg -
Fort Maarsseveen
Fort Maarsseveen
Herenweg 2
3602 AM Maarssen -
Fort on the Ossenmarkt
Fort on the Ossenmarkt
Ossenmarkt 44
1381 LX Weesp -
Wilhelmina city park
Wilhelmina city park
3581 NP Utrecht -
Fort Lunet aan de Snel
Fort Lunet aan de Snel
Somewhat hidden in the woods along Gedekte Gemeenschapsweg between Fort Honswijk and Werk aan de Korte Uitweg is the small but atmospheric Lunet aan de Snel. The earthen rampart allowed defenders to repel an attack on Fort Honswijk from the north-east. In addition, its guns covered parts of the Lekdijk – something that could not be achieved from Fort Honswijk.
These days, the fort houses an exhibition that illustrates the key role that water plays in our community and its unique properties.
3998 NJ Schalkwijk -
