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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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
With the reclamation of the peatlands in the 11th Century in the area of today’s Vianen, the Lek was also diked.
Lekdijk
The post and telegraph office was situated on the ground floor of Voorstraat 106 in Vianen between 1911 and 1975.
Oude postkantoor
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
Batestein Castle was commissioned by Gijsbert van Beusichem in the year 1370, after it was decided that Vyanen Castle no longer met the needs of th...
Kasteel Batestein
The bronze horse on Voorstraat recalls the long history of the Paardenmarkt in Vianen.
Het paard
Specialised in Leerdam glass
Galerie Depot Leerdam
The former chapel the Helsdingen district is situated at the junction of Voorweg and Achterweg in Helsdingen. This chapel was probably founded in t...
Kapel Helsdingen
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
Step inside the Jukebox Gallery and take a trip back to the fifties and sixties.
Jukebox Gallery
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 Lekpoort is the only remaining town gate of Vianen. Together with the Oostpoort and the Landpoort, it formed the gateway to the walled town cen...
Lekpoort
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
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
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
Experience a unique collection of Dutch cultural-religious heritage in the form of antique and early Bibles.
Bijbelmuseum Leerdam