7 Sights in Gorinchem, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Gorinchem, Netherlands! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Gorinchem. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Gorinchem1. Grote Kerk
The Grote Kerk of Gorinchem is located 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 Great Tower, which is popularly known as 'Sint-Janstoren'. The church is used by the Protestant District Municipality Grote Kerk, affiliated with the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN). In 1990 the church was registered in the national monument register.
2. TOP Gorinchem
A Tourist Transfer Point (TOP) is a 'natural junction', where various cycling, sailing, skating and walking routes start. Each TOP is recognizable by its landmark, a kind of obelisk is used in the east of the country, a blade of grass in the Green Heart and a remarkably large information column in the Gooi & Vecht region and the Rivierenland region. At TOPs there are often also some seats, a bicycle rack and a signpost. TOPs in the Gooi & Vecht region are also always equipped with bicycle rental, catering, (free) toilets, an ANWB Bicycle Service Box and a VVV information point.
3. De Hoop
De Hoop is a flour mill built in 1764 in the city of Gorinchem, in the Dutch province of South Holland. This windmill is located on the city wall on the Boven-Merwede and is clearly visible from the water. It took more than a hundred years before the mill was given a name: in 1879 the mill was given the name "De Hoop" by the then new owner A.J. van de Water.
4. 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.
5. Westmolen
The Westmolen is a seesaw mill built in 1814 in the Dutch province of South Holland. The mill served as a replacement for an earlier mill that had been destroyed by French troops in 1813 during the siege of Gorinchem. The mill, together with its neighbour mill, the Oostmolen, built in 1817, drained the polder De Banne van Gorinchem & Kwakernaat. The two mills have not had this function since 1971.
6. 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. The history and stories of the city are told in the museum
7. 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.
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