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Winkel van Sinkel
Winkel van Sinkel
Oudegracht 158
3511 AZ Utrecht -
Fort de Batterijen
Fort de Batterijen
Overeindseweg 25
3439LP Nieuwegein -
TOP Groeneveld Castle
TOP Groeneveld Castle
3744 ML Baarn -
TOP De Dennen
TOP De Dennen
3927AW Renswoude -
TOP Zeist Castle
TOP Zeist Castle
3703 CE Zeist -
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 -
Ledig Erf
Ledig Erf
Tolsteegbrug 3
3511 ZN Utrecht -
Museum Spakenburg
Museum Spakenburg
3752 AH Bunschoten-Spakenburg -
Allurepark De Zeven Linden
Allurepark De Zeven Linden
3744 BC Baarn -
Dunes of Soest
Dunes of Soest
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TOP City harbour Wijk bij Duurstede
TOP City harbour Wijk bij Duurstede
Havenweg
3961 AW Wijk bij Duurstede -
Fort Vreeswijk
Fort Vreeswijk
3433 ZZ Nieuwegein -
Fort Ruigenhoek
Fort Ruigenhoek
Ruigenhoeksedijk 125A
3737 MR Groenekan -
Blik & Burgers playground and restaurant
Blik & Burgers playground and restaurant
3703 DZ Zeist -
Lock at Cothen
Lock at CothenLock at Cothen
The water board uses the dam in the Kromme Rijn in Cothen to regulate the flow of water to and from Utrecht. The monumental lock alongside it (from 1865) was used during wartime to move ships past the dam. When the Waterline needed to be flooded, the commander of the inundation station at Wijk bij Duurstede first gave the order to raise the water level in the Kromme Rijn by closing off the lock with stop logs. Next, he ordered the stop logs to be removed so that a large body of water could flow from the open lock to Utrecht.
3945BN Cothen -
Hoeve Ravenstein
Hoeve Ravenstein
3744 ML Baarn -
Culture Factory
Culture Factory
3901 TP Veenendaal -
Veenendaal Museum
Veenendaal Museum
3901 TP Veenendaal -
Kerckebosch Castle****
Kerckebosch Castle****
3708 AA Zeist -
Museum Vredegoed
Museum Vredegoed
3612 BA Tienhoven -
RAUM
RAUM
3541 CM Utrecht -
Fort Hinderdam
Fort Hinderdam
Hinderdam 7
1394 JB Nederhorst den Berg -
St. Joriskerk (Church)
St. Joriskerk (Church)
Hof 1
3811 CJ Amersfoort -
Mill "Den Olden Florus"
Mill "Den Olden Florus"
3784 VE Terschuur
