Lock 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.

Kerkweg 24
3945BN Cothen

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Fort bij Vechten
Fort bij Vechten Fort bij Vechten
Achterdijk 12
3981 HB Bunnik

Sight, Monument, Fort, Coffee shop, Lunch, Party location or hall hire
Duurstede Castle
Duurstede Castle
Kasteel Duurstede
Langs de Wal 6
3961 AB Wijk bij Duurstede

Sight, Castle or Manor, Gallery
Kersenmuseum (cherry museum)
Kersenmuseum (cherry museum)
Landwinkel de Kersenhut
Groenewoudseweg 18
3945 BC Cothen

Sight, Monument, Museum
Fort Werk aan de Korte Uitweg
Fort Werk aan de Korte Uitweg Fort Werk aan de Korte Uitweg
Lange uitweg 42
3999 WL Houten

Sight, Fort, Restaurant, Lunch, Camp ground, Active and Sporty, Nature and Recreation
The Botanical Gardens
The Botanical Gardens The Botanical Gardens
Budapestlaan 17
3584 CD Utrecht

Sight, Park/Garden, Museum, Art and Culture
Rietveld Schröderhuis
Rietveld Schröderhuis Rietveld Schröderhuis
Prins Hendriklaan 50 a
3512XC Utrecht

Architecture, Sight, Monument, Museum, Art and Culture
Dom Tower
Dom Tower Dom Tower
Domplein 9
3512 JC Utrecht

Sight, Monument, Museum, Art and Culture
Visitor Centre De Boswerf
Visitor Centre De Boswerf Visitor Centre De Boswerf
Prins Bernhardlaan 3
3708 BR Zeist

Visitors' center, Sight
Huis Doorn
Huis Doorn Huis Doorn
Langbroekerweg 10
3941 MT Doorn

Sight, Castle or Manor, Museum
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Stadspomp Vianen
Voorstraat 54
4132 AS Vianen

Monument