Between Lek & Linge
Between Lek & Linge surprises you with a diverse range of culture and heritage. With one of the oldest cities in the county of Holland, Ameide, Vrijstad Vianen and the Glass City of the Netherlands, Leerdam there is plenty to do between Lek & Linge.
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Be amazed by all the possibilities of glass!
Nationaal Glasmuseum
On the other side of the centre, at Schoolstraat no. 1, is the smallest and newest of the 3 churches, the Christian Reformed Church.
Christelijke Gereformeerde kerk Vianen
The oldest traces of habitation in the immediate surroundings of Vianen are not in the town itself, but just outside the current hamlet of Helsding...
Buurtschap Helsdingen
Leerdam's origins as a fortified city are still evident in the south ramparts with their ‘mouse towers’.
Zuidwal met muizentorens
The pump was built in the year 1648 on the orders of Johan Wolfert van Brederode during a major operation to renovate and beautify the castle.
Waterpomp Hofplein
The Hofpoort, together with the water pump on Hofplein, forms the last visible remains of Batestein Castle. It formed the western entrance to the c...
Hofpoort
To commemorate the construction of the connecting canal between Vianen and Gorinchem, a memorial stone was laid on the Buitenlandpoort’s retaining...
Gedenkteken Buitenlandpoort
The New or Large Lock was built between 1883 and 1886. The Large Lock complex consisted of a linked lock with 4 pointed doors, including several st...
Sluizencomplex Jan Blankenweg
Take a walk down Voorstraat and you really can’t miss it: the town pump, also known as the Large Pump.
Stadspomp Vianen
Hendrik van Brederode built a summer residence in the year 1560 for his wife Amalia, Countess of Nieuwenaar. He named this castle located in the Vi...
Amaliastein
One of the most remarkable buildings on Voorstraat is the Anduspand, also known as the former cantonal court. This national monument with its class...
Voormalig kantongerecht/Anduspand
The past is never far away on a walk in and around Vianen town centre. The remains of the original defences can be found in various places: the Lek...
Stadsmuur en stadsgracht
Between 1335 and 1336, Heilwich van Vianen and her husband Willem van Duivenvoorde granted various town rights to Vianen. They also ordered Vianen...
Stadskern Vianen
Hagestein was built on a higher-lying levee. The shape of the village and the block-shaped subdivision shows that people were also living in Hagest...
Dorpskern Hagestein
Together with Everstein Castle, it was Hagestein Castle in Gasperden (now Hagestein) that formed the centrepiece of this line of defence. The castl...
Kasteelterrein Hagestein
Opposite the guesthouse chapel, at Kerkstraat no. 2, lies the former Vianen weigh-house. The 17th Century building was restored between 1975 and 19...
De Waag
In the year 1829, Sparrendreef General Cemetery was opened in Vianen. This cemetery consisted of 3 parts separated by hedges, namely the general ce...
Algemene begraafplaats Sparrendreef
In a majestic lotion overlooking the Linge river lies Museum Hofje van Mevrouw Van Aerden – a hofje, or courtyard, and museum in Leerdam.
Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden
Together with the historic church, the former town hall of Hagestein cannot be missed between the simple houses.
Raadhuis Hagestein
The Grote Kerk in Vianen is not only a church, but also the last resting place of at least 24 members of the Van Vianen and Van Brederode families
Grafmonument Grote Kerk
The first reference to Vianen is a document from 1271 in which Zweder I van Beusichem received permission to hold a market twice a year at his Vyan...
Burcht Vianen (kasteel Vyanen)
Jan Blankenweg, Jan Blankenbridge and the Jan Blanken funerary monument at the general cemetery on Sparrendreef: the name of Jan Blanken can be fou...
Grafmonument Jan Blanken
Come see Leerdam's working windmill every Saturday afternoon! Ter Leede is open Saturdays from 13.00 - 16.00, provided the windmill is turning (als...
Molen ter Leede
Step inside the Jukebox Gallery and take a trip back to the fifties and sixties.
Jukebox Gallery