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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In the context of the Rhine canalisation, the Rijkswaterstaat constructed 3 almost identical weir complexes on the Lek near Hagestein, Amerongen an...
Stuwcomplex Hagestein
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
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 Vianen forest and the Bolgarian forest consist of willow and poplar with sections of deciduous forest. The Vianen forest was the hunting forest...
Griendenlandschap en het Bolgarijnse bos
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
The Vianen water tower stands in a meadow on the outskirts of the town. The tower was built in 1909 by the Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Betonijzer Maa...
Watertoren
What began in 1971 as a collection of bridge magazines and books is now the world's one and only museum wholly devoted to the classic card game.
Museum van het Kaartspel & Bridgemuseum
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
Step inside the Jukebox Gallery and take a trip back to the fifties and sixties.
Jukebox Gallery
Vianen has been an important river crossing point for centuries. In the 18th Century, this crossing was performed with 3 different ferries. These w...
lekbrug
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
The bronze horse on Voorstraat recalls the long history of the Paardenmarkt in Vianen.
Het paard
De Oude Horn is a former water pumping station. These days, it's where Bernard Heesen creates his artworks in the kiln's blazing fire.
Glasblazerij de Oude Horn
Experience a unique collection of Dutch cultural-religious heritage in the form of antique and early Bibles.
Bijbelmuseum Leerdam
Today, ‘Molenstraat’ is just a ‘normal’ street name in Vianen town centre. The windmill from which the street gets is name burned down in the night...
Voormalige Wipkorenmolen
The church in Hagestein is not only one of the oldest in the Vijfheerenlanden region, but it also played a key role for some time as the mother chu...
Kerk Hagestein
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
For centuries the Great Church dominates the skyline of Leerdam. It is the oldest building in the city, the tower dates from the 13th century.
Grote Kerk
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 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 sundial located on Lijnbaan is one of the last remaining tangible memories of the former Amaliastein pleasure garden.
Zonnewijzer Lijnbaan
Since 1997, the statue of Hendrik van Brederode has stood on the church square with its back almost against the Grote Kerk. The bronze statue by Ut...
Standbeeld Brederode
At first, drainage was performed by windmills. In the 19th Century, the windmills were replaced by steam-powered pumping stations, which in turn ma...
Gemaal de Biezen
