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 […]
Forest New Wulven
Recreational forest in historic surroundings The Nieuw Wulven forest is a young forest that has been created in a varied and historic landscape. In the forest, which is managed by Staatsbosbeheer, there is a lot of space for recreation and nature. Illustration: Warbler Drasbos The southern part of Nieuw Wulven is located between grazing lands. […]
Fectio Vechten
The oldest and largest Roman fortress in the Netherlands. Historic Place You are on a historic site that was part of the border of the Roman Empire for hundreds of years, the Limes. Not far from here, the Vecht split off from the Rhine. Shortly before the beginning of the common era, the soldiers of […]
Border Roman Empire
Border Roman Empire 47 Roman year 1997 ←Trajectum MP II – 4,25 KM Fectio MP I – 1,97 KM → Construction Fund Grontmij Haitsma Concrete KWS Utrecht Province of Utrecht Municipality of Utrecht
New Dutch Water Line
The four Lunettes on the ‘Houtense Vlakte’ Built in 1822-1826 and intended for the closure of the part of the Houtense Vlakte that cannot be flooded and the roads to Bunnik and Houten. Later, it also served for the coverage of the railway lines to Arnhem and ‘s-Hertogenbosch as well as for the support of […]
Pawnshop (Pandhuis)
The Pawnshop Medieval grain storehouse that was renovated and expanded in the 17th century. The current name ‘Pandhuis’ originated when the storehouse started to function as “Bank van Lening” in 1713. This bank served as a source of income for the adjacent ‘Geformeerd Burgerweeshuis’ or formed orphanage. The building was restored in 1989, after which […]
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 […]
Old men and women house
O.R.C. Old men and women house Anno 1893
Gertrude Chapel (Gertudiskapel)
Gertrude Chapel When Catholics were forbidden to organize worship gatherings after the Reformation in 1580, a number of hidden churches were set up in the city, which had to be unrecognizable as a church. That of the parish of the Geertekerk – St. Gertrudis- Was from 1645 housed in a large 13th-century claustral house of […]
Gamma lantern (Gammalantaarn)
On May 27, 1977, the Mayor and Aldermen decided to set up the ‘Work Staff for Public Lighting in the Inner City’. In the years that followed, the Staff ensured that public lighting was installed which adapted to the atmosphere of the city center. Engineer A.D.M. van Tilburg, head of Public Lighting in Utrecht from […]