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Castle Slot Zuylen
Castle Slot Zuylen
3611 AS Oud Zuilen -
Blik & Burgers playground and restaurant
Blik & Burgers playground and restaurant
3703 DZ Zeist -
Breukelen
Breukelen
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Fort Everdingen aan de Lek
Fort Everdingen aan de Lek
4121 KK Everdingen -
Grebbe line
Grebbe line
3927 EJ Renswoude -
Goejanverwelle lock
Goejanverwelle lock
The Goejanverwelle lock and the Enkele Wiericke lock on the Hollandse Ijssel played a key role in the Disaster Year. Together with the lock at Nieuwerbrug on the Oude Rijn, they formed the inlet to the Langeweide polder, which was the narrowest section of the Waterline. The locks were opened on 17 June 1672 – just in time to halt the advance of the French, who had already captured Oudewater and marched right up to the edge of the hastily flooded Waterline. With great promptitude, the commander of the garrison at Goejanverwelle, the Count of Horn, gave the order to raise sconces and fortifications to defend the locks. For the moment, the Waterline was safe!
3467 PR Hekendorp -
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Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen
Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen
3911 AV Rhenen -
Fort Nieuwersluis
Fort Nieuwersluis
3631 AA Nieuwersluis -
TOP Amerongen
TOP Amerongen
3958 ER Amerongen -
Fort on the Ossenmarkt
Fort on the Ossenmarkt
Ossenmarkt 44
1381 LX Weesp -
Fort Jutphaas
Fort Jutphaas
Fort Jutphaas 3
3439 LX Nieuwegein -
Air Base Park Soesterberg
Air Base Park Soesterberg
3768 MX Soest -
Dunes of Soest
Dunes of Soest
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Boerderij het Gagelgat: Boerderij van 't Jaar!
Boerderij het Gagelgat: Boerderij van 't Jaar!
Birktstraat 107
3768 HD Soest -
TOP Lexmond
TOP Lexmond
4128 BN Lexmond -
Cheese Warehouse | Cheese Experience
Cheese Warehouse | Cheese Experience
Emmakade 6A
3441 AJ Woerden -
Noorderpark Ruigenhoek
Noorderpark Ruigenhoek
Utrecht -
Logis Hotel Het Wapen van Harmelen
Logis Hotel Het Wapen van Harmelen
3481 EK Harmelen -
Teahouse Mon-Chouette
Teahouse Mon-Chouette
3831 JZ Leusden -
Fort Honswijk
Fort Honswijk
Fort Honswijk, situated on the Lek River, is one of the most prominent forts of the New Dutch Waterline. Fort Honswijk's tower (built between 1841 and 1848) is the oldest and largest in the Waterlinie and possesses singular architectural beauty. Fort Honswijk was designed to stop the enemy from crossing the Lekdijk dike and to close off the Lek River in cooperation with Fort Everdingen on the opposite banks of the Lek.
Lekdijk 58
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Geertje’s Hoeve
Geertje’s Hoeve
Thematerweg 5
3455 SM Utrecht -
Kerckebosch Castle****
Kerckebosch Castle****
3708 AA Zeist -
Treek-Henschoten Estate
Treek-Henschoten Estate
3832 RS Leusden -
Fort Everdingen
Fort Everdingen
Anyone who delves into the history of the Vijfheerenlanden will soon discover that the now very quiet and peaceful area has a history filled with clashing weapons. Destroyed towns and castles, plundering and domestic (and foreign) wars: every town and village has its own story to tell. Everdingen was put on the Dutch military map in the 19th Century as part of the New Dutch Water Line.
The New Dutch Water Line ran from the former Zuiderzee near Muiden to the Biesbosch near Werkendam and consisted of a variety of defences and inundation fields (areas that could be placed underwater). Fort Everdingen was built between 1842 and 1847 and, together with Fort Honswijk, formed the Lek access on the other side of the Lek. The surrounding land could be flooded using inundation locks. The fort itself was walled and well defended by a variety of casemates. The new Dutch Water Line was prepared 3 times. At the end of World War II, German forces used the line as a defence against the advancing Allies. Fort Everdingen lost its defensive function after the war. The military Explosive Ordinance Disposal service used the fort until 2014. It’s now home to the German & Lauret brewery, which uses the special water filtering system in their brewery. It’s also an over-wintering place for many bats.
Further reading: Batestein Castle, Hagestein Castle, Vianen Castle, Brederode statue, Everdingen village centre, Vianen water tower.
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