19 Sights in Nijmegen, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Nijmegen, 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 19 sights are available in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Sightseeing Tours in NijmegenActivities in Nijmegen1. Het Valkhof
Valkhof Museum is a museum in the city of Nijmegen, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The museum was founded in 1998 and was created by the merger of the Museum G.M. Kam (1922) for archaeology and the Commanderie van St. Jan for ancient and modern art. The museum's collection includes archaeological finds, ancient arts and crafts, and modern art. In November 2008, the statutory name of the museum was changed to Stichting Museum Het Valkhof-Kam. As of 2022, the name became Museum Het Valkhof Museum. Due to renovations, the museum will be closed from October 1, 2022 to spring 2025. From 1 March 2023, a temporary exhibition space will be located at Keizer Karelplein.
2. Hunnerberg
The Hunnerberg is a district and Pleistocene moraine on the banks of the Waal river in Nijmegen. Its position along the Waal makes this low hill, just like the nearby Kops Plateau, a very strategic location. This is evident from the many archaeological finds, including two Roman castra with a Roman aqueduct, but also from many finds from the late Neolithic, Bronze Age and middle and late Iron Age. Excavations during construction work revealed that Fort Sterreschans was built on the remains of a camp of the Tenth Legion. In the Hunnerberg district, streets were named after Charles Estourgie, Eugène Lücker and Claas Noorduijn, among others.
3. Joods monument
The Jewish monument in the lower city of Nijmegen is a bronze statue of a grieving woman. It was made by sculptor Paul de Swaaf. On 4 May 1995, the monument, made in memory of the more than four hundred Jewish residents of Nijmegen who were killed in the extermination camps during the Second World War, was unveiled. To commemorate the unveiling, the intersection on which the statue is located was named after one of the youngest Jewish victims in Nijmegen: Kitty (Kaatje) the Wise. This young woman has become the symbol of the Jewish people of Nijmegen who were deported and never returned.
4. Maria Geboortekerk
The Church of the Nativity of Mary is a Roman Catholic church building in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The church is located on the Berg en Dalseweg and on the Mariaplein named after the church, and belongs to the Hunnerberg district. She is devoted to the Nativity of Mary. The church is built in neo-Gothic style. The architects were Johannes and Jules Kayser. The building is a national monument and belongs to the protected cityscape "19th-century city extension". In front of the church is a statue of the Virgin Mary by Albert Meertens.
5. Kruittoren
The Powder Tower is a remnant of the old ramparts of Nijmegen and is located on the Parkweg, on the edge of the Kronenburgerpark. The tower was erected in 1426 and is about 30 meters high. In the nineteenth century, when the fortifications were sold, the state deliberately kept ownership of the tower in order to prevent the tower from being demolished. Until 15 January 2016, the tower was owned by the Government Buildings Agency, when it was transferred to the National Monuments Organisation (NMo).
6. MuZIEum
The muZIEum is a museum in the city of Nijmegen in the province of Gelderland, which informs visitors about life with a visual impairment. The museum presents itself as the experiential museum about seeing and not seeing. Through various experiences and activities, visitors learn about the world of blind and visually impaired people. The muZIEum has three different sections, each of which highlights a different aspect of seeing or non-seeing.
7. Titus Brandsmakapel
The Titus Brandsma Chapel is a municipal monument from 1960 at Kroonstraat 114 in Nijmegen. The chapel and accompanying pylon were designed by Nijmegen architect Pieter Dijkema, who was inspired by the ideas of the Bossche School. The brick façades are closed, windowless and soberly executed. Above the entrance is a mosaic of the Virgin and Child, inside on the back wall a painting of Christ; both works by artist Jan van Eyk.
8. De Witte Molen
The Witte Mill is the oldest of the two wind mills still in Nijmegen in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located on the Looimolenweg, about a kilometre outside the center towards something aside from the road to Grave on the hillbourge with views over the Nijmegen district of Wolfskuil. It is a large round stone thesis mill, covered with roof leather and with a flight of 25.60 m.
9. Mariken van Nieumeghen
Mariken van Nieumeghen is a miracle play recorded in a Middle Dutch text from the early 16th century. The protagonist Mariken of the story spends seven years with the devil, after which she is miraculously released. The oldest edition dates from 1515 and was printed by Willem Vorsterman. Linguistic evidence suggests it was written by a poet from an Antwerp chamber of rhetoric.
10. Sint-Antonius van Padua
The St. Anthony of Padua Church is a Roman Catholic church in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The neo-Gothic building was built in 1916-1917 to a design by the Rotterdam architect Jos Margry. The church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. The construction was supported by the Church Building Foundation, which aimed to build churches dedicated to this saint.
11. Barbarossakapel
The Barbarossa ruin in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, also known as Sint-Maartenskapel, is a remnant of the Valkhof, a palace that was rebuilt in 1155 by Emperor Frederik Barbarossa. The ruin is an apse from tuff and contains spolia of different architectural styles from Roman and Carolingian times.
12. Concertgebouw de Vereeniging
Concertgebouw de Vereeniging is a concert hall located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The facility officially opened in 1915 and is built in a mixture of Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. It has a capacity of 1,450 seats, and is renowned for its outstanding acoustics for orchestral music.
13. Heilige Antonius van Padua-Sint Annakerk
The Groenestraat(s)kerk or Saint Anthony of Padua-Sint Annakerk is a church in the Hazenkamp district of Nijmegen. The church is located on the Groenestraat, on the corner with the Dobbelmannweg. The church is one of eight churches of the Roman Catholic parish of Holy Trinity.
14. Hollands Duits Gemaal
The Dutch-German pumping station is a pumping station located at the beginning of the Ooijpolder near Nijmegen. The pumping station was built in 1933 to drain water from the Ooijpolder and the adjacent German polder via 't Meertje in the Waal.
15. Park Brakkenstein
Park Brakkenstein is a park in the Heijendaal district of the Dutch city of Nijmegen. The park is part of the former Brakkesteyn estate. The park is sandwiched between the Nijmegen - Venlo railway line, Radboud University and the D'Almarasweg.
16. Kerkboog
The Kerkboog, also known as Stevenspoortje, is a gatehouse in Nijmegen that connects the Grote Markt with the Sint-Stevenskerkhof behind it and provides access to the Stevenskerk. Initially, this building was part of the Nijmegen cloth hall.
17. Kronenburgerpark
The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat. Where the park touches the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval walls with the Kruittoren.
18. Namenmonument
The Jewish Names Monument is a monument on the Kitty de Wijzeplaats in Nijmegen, Gelderland. On April 26, 2015, the plaque was placed in memory of the Jewish population of Nijmegen who died during the Second World War in the Netherlands.
19. Goffertpark
The Goffertpark or Stadspark de Goffert is an urban park in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. It is sometimes used as an outdoor concert venue and is also the site of the Goffertstadion, the stadium that is home to the football club N.E.C.
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