This is the sidewall dating from around 1540 of a medieval home owned by the prebendary (choir master) of the former Oudmunster church, or St Salvator church (circumference in the paving of the Domplein). It is a fine example of early renaissance architecture with sculptures and cramp-irons. The masonry originally was painted red with white […]
Jacobus Bellamy and Pieter Ondaatje
Jacobus Bellamy and Pieter Ondaatje The poet Jacobus Bellamy (1757-1786) and the revolutionary politician Pieter PJ Ondaatje (1758-1818) lived in this house. Bellamy was a student of theology and a forerunner of the romanticism trend in poetry. His tomb is located in the Nicolaïkerk. Quint Ondaatje was the son of a Tamil pastor, Willem J. […]
Mill Geesina
Mill Geesina The mill was bought in 1911 by Abraham Schuurman, chairman of the General Dutch Millers’ Union for many years. Until 1999 the mill was owned by the Schuurman family and until the eighties of the last century the mill was used commercially by trial and error. The current name owes the mill earth […]
Bee Oasis Ruigenhoekse Polder
Wild bees need wild flowers for pollen and nectar. They add pollen to their eggs to feed young bees as soon as they hatch. Nectar on the other hand serves as fuel for flying back and forth. Eighty percent of our edible crops depend on pollination by bees and other insects. Pollination is needed to […]
Welcome in Utrecht’s Largest Backyard
Noorderpark Ruigenhoek withholds beautiful nature and recreation areas, where you can exercise, play and relax. No matter the distance traveled; be welcome in ‘the largest backyard of Utrecht’. Be surprised by everything the area has to offer, throughout the seasons. Meet the residents During your walk you have the chance to come face to face […]
Fortress on the Ruigenhoeksedijk
Box 1: The New Dutch Water Line The New Dutch Water Line was the main defense line of our country from 1815 to February 1940. This line consisted of a chain of 50 forts, 6 fortified towns and 750 concrete group shelters, 88 military rifle casemates and many military locks. An 85-kilometer-long Waterline ran through […]
Workhouse Gate
The in 1602 constructed renaissance gate gave access to the workhouse founded by Evert van de Poll ‘for the ones who prefer to earn their living through labour than with empty begging’. The workhouse was abolished in the 18th century and rented out for various purposes.
Clare Lennart
“Piety, beauty, youth, death, madness and old age congregated here” Clare Lennart wrote this in 1960 about the Nicolas Graveyard (Nicolaaskerkhof). Clare Lennart was born in 1899 in Hattem and came in 1926 to Utrecht. She lived here until her death in 1972.
Agnites’ Monastery
The monastery, which was founded in 1420, got around 1515 a new double chapel along the street. In 1674 it became a children’s home for city crafmanship, after which it became a barracks in 1830. During the renovations for the Central Museum in 1919, the chapel and main wing remained in existence, built on a […]
Saint Catharina’s Church
The construction of the late gothic cross basilica, part of the Carmelite Monastery, started in 1470. The nave of the church was completed in 1551. The church became a cathedral in 1853. From 1895 to 1900, the church was expanded on the west side by design of A. Tepe.