7 Sights in Gorinchem, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Gorinchem, Netherlands. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 7 sights are available in Gorinchem, Netherlands.
Sightseeing Tours in Gorinchem1. TOP Gorinchem
A tourist transfer point (TOP) is a 'natural junction', where various cycling, sailing, skate and walking routes start. Each top is recognizable by the landmark, a kind of obelisk is used in the east of the country, a grass hall in the Groene Hart and a strikingly large information column in the Gooi & Vecht region and Rivierenland region. At tops there are often also a few seats, a bicycle rack and a signpost. Tops in the Gooi & Vecht region are also always equipped with a bicycle rental, hospitality, (free) toilets, an ANWB bicycle service box and a VVV information point.
2. Oostmolen
The Oostmolen is a windmill in the Dutch province of South Holland. The Oostmolen was built in 1817, after the predecessor of the mill was destroyed by French troops on 13 December 1813 during the siege of Gorinchem. The mill, together with its neighbour mill, the Westmolen, built in 1814, drained the polder De Banne van Gorinchem & Kwakernaat. The two mills no longer have this function and are currently in circuit operation. In 1973 the municipality of Gorinchem bought the mills and restored them in 1981/82. The Oostmolen is inhabited.
3. Dalempoort
The Dalem Gate in the city of Gorinchem, in the Dutch province of South Holland, is the only remaining city gate of the original four that the fortified city had after the improvement of the ramparts that was completed in 1609. The other three were the Pulpit Gate, the Arkel Gate, and the Water Gate; These have been demolished to make room for the growing traffic. Today, the Dalempoort still functions as a protection mechanism in the event of high water by means of a denomination, which can be closed as part of the New Dutch Waterline.
4. Grote Kerk
The Grote Kerk of Gorinchem is on the Groenmarkt in the old center of the city of Gorinchem, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The Grote Kerk is built against the large tower that is popularly called 'Sint-Janstoren'. The church is used by the Protestant district municipality of Grote Kerk, affiliated with the Protestant church in the Netherlands (PKN). In 1990 the church was registered in the national monument register.
5. Westmolen
The Westmolen is a seesaw in 1814 in the municipality of Gorinchem, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The mill was replaced by French troops to be replaced in 1813 during the siege of Gorinchem. The mill, together with his neighbor, built in 1817, the Oostmolen, the Polder de Banne van Gorinchem & Kwakernaat. The two mills no longer have this function since 1971.
6. De Hoop
De Hoop is a shore and corn mill built in 1764 in the city of Gorinchem, in the Netherlands. This position mill is located on the shore on the upper-Merwede and can be seen from the water. It took more than a hundred years before the mill got a name: in 1879 the name of the name was given to the then nameless mill by the then new owner A.J. van de Water.
7. Gorcums Museum
The Gorcums Museum is the municipal museum of the city of Gorinchem, in the Dutch province of South Holland. It holds a collection on the history of the city and a collection of modern art. Also on display are works by various seventeenth-century painters from Gorinchem. There are regular temporary exhibitions.
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