Water as a defense weapon The New Dutch Waterline was a defense line. Its water was the weapon of defense. If the enemy approached, strips of pasture between Muiden and the Biesbosch could be flooded. This made the country difficult for the enemy to pass. The line served from 1815 to about 1940. Nowadays the […]
Tea House Rhijnauwen
The Tea House on Rhijnauwen In the spring of 1921, the Municipality of Utrecht decided to “place a simple tea house at a suitable spot in Rhijnauwen near the Kromme Rijn in order to give hikers, cyclists and rowers a resting place where they could find a pleasant pupation”. The most suitable place for the […]