Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Zierikzee, Netherlands

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1 km
Ascend 10 m
Descend 6 m

Explore Zierikzee 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 Zierikzee

Sight 1: Nobelpoort

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Nobelpoort

The Nobelpoort is one of the three remaining city gates of the city of Zierikzee, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The gate is situated inland and dates from the middle of the 14th century. The origin of the name is unclear. Originally, there was a drawbridge in front of the gate. Until 1866 the gates were closed every evening.

Wikipedia: Nobelpoort (NL)

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: De Hoop

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De Hoop is a round stone flour mill with a scaffolding at a height of 12.30 m in the town of Zierikzee, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is the youngest of the city's two remaining flour mills. The mill is located on the Lange Nobelstraat, in the extension of the Nobelpoort. A first wooden mill was built on this site in 1788. In 1850 the mill was replaced by a stone one. After a fire in 1874, the mill was rebuilt into a slender, brick mill. The current miller is T. van der Bok.

Wikipedia: De Hoop (Zierikzee) (NL)

287 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Huis De Haan

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Huis De Haan or De Haene was originally a merchant's house (house/warehouse) in Zierikzee, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The building dates from the first half of the 14th century, making it the oldest house in Zierikzee. Due to its age, it is a monument of special cultural-historical value. The house is called "de Haene" because it has two roosters on it.

Wikipedia: Huis De Haan (NL)

90 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Raadhuis

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The town hall or town hall of Zierikzee, in the Dutch province of Zeeland, was built in the 16th century and carries an octagonal tower with a crown. The building is used by the City Hall Museum Zierikzee.

Wikipedia: Stadhuis van Zierikzee (NL)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Nieuwe kerk

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The Nieuwe Kerk is a church in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The neoclassical building was built in the period 1835-1848 as a successor to the Sint-Lievensmonsterkerk, which was reduced to ashes in 1832, of which only the tower now remains.

Wikipedia: Nieuwe Kerk (Zierikzee) (NL)

171 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Sint-Lievensmonstertoren

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Sint-Lievensmonstertoren

The Sint-Lievensmonstertoren, also known as the Dikke Toren is a 62 metre tall, unfinished, free standing church tower in Zierikzee, Netherlands. The accompanying church was destroyed by a fire in 1832.

Wikipedia: Sint-Lievensmonstertoren (EN)

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