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TOP Linschoten
TOP Linschoten
Noord Linschoterdijk 1tegenover 1
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Pausdam
Pausdam
3512 HN Utrecht -
Inundation lock at Wijk bij Duurstede
Inundation lock at Wijk bij DuurstedeInundation 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 -
Grote Kerk Vianen (Great Church)
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.
Further reading: Dutch Reformed Church Hagestein, Mausoleum of Reinoud III van Brederode, Brederode statue, Hagestein Castle, Guesthouse chapel, Vianen Castle.
Voorstraat 110
4132 AT Vianen -
Key West Beachhouse
Key West Beachhouse
3543 MA Utrecht -
Fortress Nieuwersluis
Fortress Nieuwersluis
Rijksstraatweg 7B
3631 AA Nieuwersluis -
Hotel 't Wapen van Harmelen
Hotel 't Wapen van Harmelen
3481 EK Harmelen -
Café-Restaurant De Lage Vuursche
Café-Restaurant De Lage Vuursche
3749 AD Lage Vuursche -
TOP Lexmond
TOP Lexmond
4128 BN Lexmond -
Linschoten country Estate
Linschoten country Estate
3461 AC Linschoten -
Museum Hoge Woerd
Museum Hoge Woerd
3454 PB De Meern -
TOP Rhenen-Center
TOP Rhenen-Center
3911 LD Rhenen -
Restaurant La Montagne
Restaurant La Montagne
3911 SC Rhenen -
Grebbe Line Visitor's Centre
Grebbe Line Visitor's Centre
3927EJ Renswoude -
VVV Scherpenzeel
VVV Scherpenzeel
3925 JP Scherpenzeel -
The Waterloo Needle
The Waterloo Needle
3742 CR Baarn -
Fortresses of the four Lunetten
Fortresses of the four Lunetten
Oude Liesbosweg 68
3524 SB Utrecht -
TOP De Kuil van Drakensteyn
TOP De Kuil van Drakensteyn
3749 AW Lage Vuursche -
Camping De Grebbelinie
Camping De Grebbelinie
3927 CJ Renswoude -
TOP ‘t Jagershuys
TOP ‘t Jagershuys
3707 HW Zeist -
Vechtstreekmuseum Maarssen
Vechtstreekmuseum Maarssen
Diependaalsedijk 19
3601 GH MAARSSEN -
TOP trainstation Driebergen-Zeist
TOP trainstation Driebergen-Zeist
Stationsplein, Driebergen
3972 NG Driebergen Rijsenburg -
Vianen
Vianen
Vianen -
Gagelbos
Gagelbos
3566 MJ Utrecht
