Founded in 1367 William of Abcoude “Mit syn aelmisse verbetert” “Improved with his alms” Anno 1378
Another outlook on the train station: a bomb shower on the station
On November 6 and November 26, 1944, The station of Gouda was bombed by the Allies. The St-Jozef Pavilion hospital and houses on Boelekade and Graaf van Bloisstraat were also struck. In total, at least 25 people died, including 12 nurses from the hospital. The attack missed its purpose because the rail junction was not […]
Another outlook on the train station: station under fire
On November 6 and November 26, 1944, The Allies wanted to prevent German supply trains from using the strategic rail junction just outside Gouda for the German army. This node was of most importance because it connected the east with the west of the country. The track splits into a track to Rotterdam and one […]
Art comes through Art
The artwork ‘Kunst komt van kunst’ (Art precedes Art) was created by Eline Janssens as part of the Rijkswaterstaat project. ‘Widening the A27/A1 Utrecht North – junction Eemnes – road connection Bunschoten – Spakenburg’. For the refurbishment of the underpass, the contractor combination 3Angle (Heijmans/Fluor/3i Infrastructure) involved residents from Groenekan. The desire of the residents […]
Beechpath (Beukenburgerpad) 14,5km
Ecumenical Road Church Blauwkapel
This monumental church was built around 1550. It is the smallest Gothic cruciform church in the Netherlands, 22 m long and 5.5 / 11.5 m wide. The tower is 17m high. During the Reformation in 1579, the Roman Catholic family chapel was assigned to the Protestants. The story goes that in 1588 the Roman Catholic […]
Hollandse Waterlinie, Fort Blauwkapel
Hollandse Waterlinie, Fort Blauwkapel Built in 1818-1821 around the village of Blauwe Kapel. Around 1850 and modified between 1873 and 1883. To the city side is a bombproof guard house. Intended as a ‘reduit’, that is to say it served as the last point of defense for the closure of the Utrecht-Hilversum road, the Gageldijk, […]
Route Rotsoord, no. 2: Trip
The Trip Due to the transport of raw materials and finished products, the Vaartse Rijn was ideal for the establishment of large and small industries in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1820 Mr. L. Robert sold his shipbuilder’s yard “De Verloren Zoon” and the house with “erve” on the slope to H. Trip, a […]
Route Rotsoord, no. 1: Helling
Helling The name Helling is derived from the various shipyards that let barges run off the slope here between 1600 and 1850 or pulled up the slope for repairs. The Helling was the often difficult road or land to all the activity on the east side of the Vaartse Rijn. Between 1400 and 1700 in […]
Julianabrug
The Juliana brigde In the 1920s, the new Hoograven district was built on the municipal territory of Jutphaas (now Nieuwegein) against the border with Utrecht, formed here by the Vaartsche Rijn. The movement of goods and people between Rivierenwijk and Hoograven has traditionally been largely done with overhaul boats. The construction of a new bridge […]