Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Medemblik, Netherlands
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1.1 km
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Experience Medemblik in Netherlands in a whole new way with our free 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.
Individual Sights in MedemblikSight 1: Bakkerijmuseum De Oude Bakkerij
The Old Bakery is a bakery museum in the North Holland city of Medemblik. The museum was founded in 1985 as a result of an exhibition in the station building of the Museum Steam Tram Hoorn-Medemblik.
Sight 2: Station Medemblik
Medemblik is a railway station in the West Frisian city of Medemblik. It is the terminus of the tourist railway (museum line) Hoorn - Medemblik, operated by the Museum Steam Tram Hoorn - Medemblik (SHM). As part of the 'Historical Triangle', a connection will be made in Medemblik to the tourist boat service to Enkhuizen.
Sight 3: Bonifaciuskerk
The Bonifacius Church of Medemblik is a Dutch church from 1404. A predecessor of the church, the oldest mention of which dates from 1118, had recently gone up in flames. The church ruins were used in the construction of the new church. The church was originally dedicated to Saint Boniface, later also to Saint Martin. In 1572, after the Reformation, the name Bonifacius was used for this Protestant church and Saint Martin became the main patron of the Roman Catholic parish in Medemblik. Despite being hit by two fires, the church was largely preserved. Nowadays the church is used by the Protestant congregation of Medemblik (PKN). The north aisle was used as a theatre under the name BON theatre. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck married in this church in 1590.
Sight 4: Martinuskerk
The Catholic St. Martin's Church in Medemblik is a neo-Gothic church of T. Slinger, a pupil of Pierre Cuypers. The 65-metre-high tower of the church is one of the four towers that determine the appearance of Medemblik, it is the highest building in the city after the Bonifacius Church.
Sight 5: De Herder
De Herder is an octagonal tower mill built in 1989 and is located in Medemblik. It is an upper porter and has two pairs of grinding stones. Until 1947 there was an earlier mill on the same spot that was demolished. In the construction of the new mill, various old parts from elsewhere were used, for example, the wooden octagon comes from a mill that was built in 1695 in Wormer and served as an oil mill in Willeskop from 1904. In 1986 this mill hull was brought to Medemblik, the large wooden beams could be overhauled and reused.
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