Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Enkhuizen, Netherlands
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3.8 km
32 m
Experience Enkhuizen in Netherlands in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Sight 1: Westerkerk
The Westerkerk or Sint-Gommaruskerk is a church in Enkhuizen from the 15th century. The church was originally, before the Reformation a church dedicated to Saint Gummarus of Lier. Parishioners of this church from Enkhuizen were allowed to help carry the bones of Gummarus in the procession every year. After the Reformation that took place in Enkhuizen in 1572, the church was tacitly taken over by the Calvinists. There was no iconoclasm in Enkhuizen. From that moment on, the church was called the Westerkerk. The church is in the 'Top 100 of the National Monument Conservation Agency' from 1990. Until the nineties of the 20th century, it was the summer church of the former Dutch Reformed Church in Enkhuizen, which later merged into the PKN and has weekly worship services in the other medieval Zuider or Sint-Pancraskerk. Nowadays the Westerkerk is managed by the Westerkerk Foundation in Enkhuizen.
Sight 2: Zuiderkerk
The Zuiderkerk, also called Sint-Pancraskerk is a late Gothic hall church in Enkhuizen, in the Netherlands, currently used by the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
Sight 3: Vogelhoeksmolen
The Vogelhoeksmolen from Hemelum in Friesland is a small polder mill. In 1984 the mill was moved to the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen.
Sight 4: Boerenboom
The Boerenboom and the Oude Gouwsboom are two water gates in the Dutch town of Enkhuizen. These gates, which were closed with a wooden bulkhead and could thus also function as a lock, were built in 1593, when the current rampart was built during a major urban expansion. On the city side, the Boerenboom ends on the Noorder Boerenvaart, in the so-called Boerenhoek, and the Oude Gouwsboom ends outside the city on the Oude Gouw.
Sight 5: Koepoort
The Koepoort or Westerpoort is a city gate in Enkhuizen. The gate used to be the main western entrance of Enkhuizen and is a part of the old fortifications of the city.
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