Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Amersfoort, Netherlands

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 9.3 km
Ascend 117 m
Descend 107 m

Explore Amersfoort in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Amersfoort

Sight 1: De Brug

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De Brug is a church building, located at Schuilenburgerweg 2 in Amersfoort. The church serves the members of the Protestant Congregation of Amersfoort in the Schuilenburg district.

Wikipedia: De Brug (Amersfoort) (NL), Website

1443 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Monnikendam

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The Monnikendam is a water gate in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. Under this water gate, the water of the Heiligenbergerbeek flows into the city centre. The gate consists of two towers, which are connected by a gate arch, and is located on the east side of the city center.

Wikipedia: Monnikendam (waterpoort) (NL)

512 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Kamperbinnenpoort

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The Kamperbinnenpoort is a city gate in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. The land gate is located on the north side of the city center between the Langestraat and the Kamp and belongs to the first city wall of Amersfoort. It is one of the last remnants of this first city wall, the structure of which can still be seen in the Wall Houses, to which the gate is attached.

Wikipedia: Kamperbinnenpoort (NL)

235 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Sint Rochuskapel

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Sint Rochuskapel

The Sint Rochus Chapel is a chapel, located at Coninckstraat 67 in Amersfoort, belonging to Hofje de Poth.

Wikipedia: Sint Rochuskapel (Amersfoort) (NL)

260 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: De Flint

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Flint, formerly De Flint, is a theatre in the centre of Amersfoort, Netherlands built in 1977. It was designed by Onno Greiner. The Flint programme includes play, musicals, cabaret and performances for children.

Wikipedia: Flint (theatre) (EN), Website

423 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Sint-Joriskerk

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St. George's Church is a three-aisled hall church in the city of Amersfoort, Utrecht, located on the Hof. The church is used by the Reformed District Congregation of Sint Joris Church of the Protestant Municipality of Amersfoort. This district congregation counts itself as part of the movement of the Reformed Association.

Wikipedia: Sint-Joriskerk (Amersfoort) (NL), Website

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Evangelisch-Lutherse kerk

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The Lutheran Church in Amersfoort is a church building on the Langestraat, used by the Lutheran community of Amersfoort. The municipality consists of about 120 registered members, from the Eemland and the northwest of the Veluwe.

Wikipedia: Lutherse kerk (Amersfoort) (NL), Website, Facebook

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Vishal

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The fish hall of Amersfoort is a small canopy that used to serve as a fish hall. It is located on the Vismarkt, at the intersection between the Langestraat and the Kortegracht and Langegracht. The building dates from 1657 and was used for preparing and selling fish. In 1988 the fish hall was moved back to its original and current location after it had been moved to the Lieve Vrouwenkerhof from 1856.

Wikipedia: Vishal (Amersfoort) (NL)

242 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren

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Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren

The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren is a church tower in Amersfoort. The Late Gothic building is 98.33 metres tall and reaches high above the inner city. It is one of the most eye-catching monuments in town and the third highest church tower in the Netherlands. The nickname of the tower is Lange Jan. The church that belonged to the tower was destroyed by a gunpowder explosion in the 18th century.

Wikipedia: Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren (EN), Website

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Amersfoortse Kei

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The Amersfoortse Kei is a large boulder in Amersfoort, to which the city owes the nickname Keistad and its inhabitants the nickname Keientrekkers. The Amersfoortse Kei weighs 7157 kg, has a height of 2 meters and a circumference of 5.25 meters.

Wikipedia: Amersfoortse Kei (NL)

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Rietveldpaviljoen

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Rietveldpaviljoen John Boers / CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

The Zonnehof is an exhibition building in the city of Amersfoort in Utrecht, designed by Gerrit Rietveld. The building in the style of the new building was opened in 1959. Rietveld also designed furniture and showcases for the building.

Wikipedia: De Zonnehof (NL)

673 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 12: Amersfoort NCS

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Amersfoort NCS is the old railway station of Amersfoort, which was used by the Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij until 1904.

Wikipedia: Station Amersfoort NCS (NL)

1021 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 13: Appèlkerk

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The Appèlkerk is a former church building on the Appelweg in the Dutch city of Amersfoort.

Wikipedia: Appèlkerk (NL)

453 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Genista

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Villa Genista is a national monument in the Berg van Amersfoort district in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The city half-timbered villa is located halfway along the Amersfoortse Berg at Utrechtseweg 106. The front is oriented towards the meeting point of five roads.

Wikipedia: Villa Genista (NL)

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Herdenkingsbank Christine de Bosch Kemper

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The memorial bench Christine de Bosch Kemper (1925) is a bench and memorial in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Herdenkingsbank Christine de Bosch Kemper (NL)

495 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Bergkerk

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The Bergkerk is a church building in the Dutch city of Amersfoort, and is located at the address Dr. A. Kuyperlaan 2. The church that uses the building is part of the Protestant municipality of Amersfoort.

Wikipedia: Bergkerk (Amersfoort) (NL), Website

766 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 17: Amersfoortse Berg

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The Amersfoortse Berg is a hill in the Dutch municipality of Amersfoort. The hilltop is located at about 44 meters above sea level and is located in the northeastern part of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug.

Wikipedia: Amersfoortse Berg (NL)

772 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 18: Belgenmonument

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The Belgians Monument is a monument on the Amersfoortse Berg in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Belgian soldiers built it to commemorate the internment in the Netherlands during the First World War as a job creation and learning project. It is the largest monument in the Netherlands in terms of size.

Wikipedia: Belgenmonument (Amersfoort) (NL)

1090 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 19: Cavaleriemuseum

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Cavaleriemuseum

The Dutch Cavalry Museum is located in the centre of The Netherlands in the city of Amersfoort. The museum is hosted in two large buildings at the Bernhardkazerne army barracks.

Wikipedia: Dutch Cavalry Museum (EN), Website

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