6 Sights in Hilversum, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Hilversum, 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 Hilversum. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Sint-Vituskerk
St. Vitus' Church is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to St. Vitus in Hilversum. This neo-Gothic church by Pierre Cuypers is intended for 1,800 people and dates from 1892. The church is now a national monument, and has been restored from 2003 to 2010. The tower is 98 m high, making it the highest neo-Gothic church tower in the Netherlands.
2. Grote Kerk
The Grote Kerk of the Reformed Congregation in the Dutch town of Hilversum is located between the Kerkbrink and the Oude Torenstraat. The tower dates from 1481. The current church building dates from 1768 and was expanded into a hall church in 1890.
3. TOP Vliegveld Hilversum
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.
4. De Kei
The Boulder of Hilversum is a boulder on the corner of the 's-Gravelandseweg and the Schoutenstraat in Hilversum. The Swedish erratic boulder of biotite granite dates from the penultimate ice age, the Saalian
5. Costerustuin
Costerustuin is a freely accessible botanical garden in Hilversum, which was founded in 1920 by the biologist Jan Costerus. The plants in the Costerus garden are not arranged by colour or flowering time, but by family. This arrangement is based on the Eichler system, that is, according to the form and function of the reproductive organs.
6. Verzetsmonument
The Hilversum resistance monument in the municipality of Hilversum is located in the rosarium on the corner of Boomberglaan/Torenlaan and commemorates the Dutch Resistance in the Second World War. Every year on May 4, the Remembrance Day takes place here. This will take place following a silent march from Theater Gooiland. After the Tattoo signal has been played, two minutes of silence will be held at 20:00. This is followed by a parade where flowers or wreaths can be laid in the Rosarium.
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