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The Monnikendam
The Monnikendam
3811 HH Amersfoort -
Canals and shipyards
Canals and shipyards
The Utrecht canals with their wharves and wharf cellars are unique in the world.
The 12th Century Oudegracht was built to change the course of the Oude Rijn river. Connecting the river Vecht in the north to the Vaartsche Rijn in the south, the Oudegracht was destined to become an elongated harbour. Large city castles were built along the canal and in the 13th Century, shipyards were built as second streets at water level. The deep cellars, serving as storage spaces, ran through to below the houses. Today, the canals and shipyards are home to shops, restaurants and private residences.
3511 AZ Utrecht -
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Fort Abcoude
Fort Abcoude
1391 CG Abcoude -
TOP Salmsteke
TOP Salmsteke
3411MN Lopik -
TOP Beauforthuis
TOP Beauforthuis
3711 AB Austerlitz -
Koppelpoort (gate)
Koppelpoort (gate)
3811 MG Amersfoort -
Lock at Cothen
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.
3945BN Cothen -
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TOP Oortjespad
TOP Oortjespad
Oortjespad
3471HD Kamerik -
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Teahouse Mon-Chouette
Teahouse Mon-Chouette
3831 JZ Leusden -
Camping De Grebbelinie
Camping De Grebbelinie
3927 CJ Renswoude -
Fort de Batterijen
Fort de Batterijen
Overeindseweg 25
3439LP Nieuwegein -
Museum Castle Amerongen
Museum Castle Amerongen
Drostestraat 20
3958 BK Amerongen -
Slot Zeist
Slot Zeist
3703 CE Zeist -
TOP Tea Garden Eemnes
TOP Tea Garden Eemnes
3755 PD Eemnes -
TOP Fort at the Buursteeg
TOP Fort at the Buursteeg
3927EJ Renswoude -
De Paltz Estate
De Paltz Estate
3768 MZ Soest -
Leersumse Veld
Leersumse Veld
3956 KW LEERSUM -
Restaurant Rederij De Eemlust
Restaurant Rederij De Eemlust
3741LC Baarn -
TOP Groeneveld Castle
TOP Groeneveld Castle
3744 ML Baarn -
Ivn excursie Kwintelooyen
Ivn excursie Kwintelooyen
3911 TA Rhenen -
Blokhoven inundation area
Blokhoven inundation area
The Blokhoven polder flood plain is situated behind the Achterdijk in Schalkwijk. During heavy rainfall, it can collect up to 23,000 m3 of water to prevent Schalkwijk from being flooded. This volume is equivalent to around 10 Olympic swimming pools. The area is at the heart of the New Dutch Waterline. In the summer, the plain is flooded twice a month to illustrate the inundation principle for visitors. If heavy or prolonged rainfall is forecast, the water board may decide to forego the inundation, as the plain will be needed to collect excess water.
3998 NE Schalkwijk -
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Volmolen
Volmolen
Plantsoen Noord 2
3811 GH Amersfoort -
Fort Kijkuit
Fort Kijkuit
Gabriëlweg 6
1241 ND Kortenhoef -
The Windotter windmill
The Windotter windmill
3401 DR IJsselstein
