The German House
The German House In 1346, the knights and priests of the ‘Order of the Hospitallers of St. Mary of the Germans’ built their monastery between the Springweg and the city wall. The order, which was mainly active in the Baltic Sea area at the time, had its main house of the Northern parts of the […]
Maria corner 4, 5 and 6
Maria corner 4, 5 and 6 Dutch general medical practice has historically been closely linked to the Mariahoek. The dutch medical practice society (NHG) and the dutch general practitioner institute (NHI) established themselves at Mariahoek 4 (and 5) in 1965 with an official opening by HRH Princess Beatrix on April 22, 1965. The NHG and […]
Route Rotsoord no. 7 – Staatsen
In 1879 on Rotsoord no. 13, Mr. A. Staatsen started a bleaching shop and a washing and drying house called De Vlijt. After a while he moved to no. 24. In 1900 the building complex included a steam washing shop, drying halls, bleach fields, a soap works and a storage for wagons. The new “drying house” counted […]
Route Rotsoord no. 6 – UMS
The furniture and chairs factory UMS by F. Loeb on the Oosterkade was in dire need of an expansion. He bought the bankrupt Holland company in 1918 en expanded it gradually in the years to come. They chose the best wood for their product in Eastern Europe and they worked with a unique drying procedure. […]
Post Office & City Library
The former Post Office building is a true behemoth on the Neude square. After a thorough renovation, the former post office has been restored and transformed into a home for the city library, a supermarket, bike parking, dining and shops.
The Neude
The Neude is the most famous square of Utrecht and is located close to the Oude Gracht. With its abundance of bars and the imposant former post office, now the city library, the Neude is a vibrant place to be.