De Biezen pumping station
De Biezen pumping station
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 Kanaaldijk 3
4133 RD
Vianen
Mausoleum of Reinoud III van Brederode
Mausoleum of Reinoud III van Brederode
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 Voorstraat 110
4132 AT
Vianen
Guesthouse chapel
Guesthouse chapel
On Stadhuisstraat, the layout of the mediaeval building complex can still be clearly seen. At the front is the old town hall, behind it the former...
Gasthuiskapel Voorstraat 30
4132 AS
Vianen
Bridge Museum
Bridge Museum
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 Watertorenlaan 25
4141 HT
Leerdam
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump
Take a walk down Voorstraat and you really can’t miss it: the town pump, also known as the Large Pump.
Stadspomp Vianen Voorstraat 54
4132 AS
Vianen
Vianen water tower
Vianen water tower
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 Hofplein 9
4132 VK
Vianen
Former synagogue
Former synagogue
The Jewish cemetery on Sparrendreef, two Stolpersteine on Voorstraat and the former synagogue at no. 6 Bakkersstraat: these are the still visible r...
Voormalige synagoge Vianen Bakkerstraat 6
4132 VC
Vianen
Dutch Reformed Church, Hagestein
Dutch Reformed Church, Hagestein
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 Dorpsstraat 26
4124 AM
Hagestein
Hagestein Castle
Hagestein Castle
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 Hoevesteinse Lint
Hoef en Haag
Amaliastein
Amaliastein
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 Daunstraat 26
4133 JE
Vianen
Gallery De Vlietskant
Gallery De Vlietskant
View the most beautiful glass art made in De Oude Horn!
Galerie De Vlietskant Vlietskant 6
4141 CL
Leerdam
South ramparts with mouse towers
South ramparts with mouse towers
Leerdam's origins as a fortified city are still evident in the south ramparts with their ‘mouse towers’.
Zuidwal met muizentorens Zuidwal
Leerdam
Jan Blanken funerary monument
Jan Blanken funerary monument
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 Sparrendreef 8
4130 EA
Vianen
Bible museum Leerdam
Bible museum Leerdam
Experience a unique collection of Dutch cultural-religious heritage in the form of antique and early Bibles.
Bijbelmuseum Leerdam Lingedijk 36
4142 LD
Leerdam
Helsdingen Chapel
Helsdingen Chapel
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 Helsdingense voorweg
4133 NC
Vianen
Brederode statue
Brederode statue
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 Korte kerkstraat 1
4132 BJ
Vianen
Old Men’s Home, Vianen
Old Men’s Home, Vianen
Before the arrival of today’s care homes, the elderly could go to live in Old Men’s Homes and Old Women’s Homes. These houses were built from the 1...
Oude Mannenhuis Brederodestraat 21
4132 VM
Vianen
Grote Kerk Vianen (Great Church)
Grote Kerk Vianen (Great Church)
After a fire in the year 1540, the church (de Grote Kerk) was rebuilt in its current form almost immediately (as a combination of a hall church and...
Grote kerk Vianen Voorstraat 110
4132 AT
Vianen
Glass studio De Oude Horn
Glass studio De Oude Horn
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 Acquoyseweg 1
4151 CB
Acquoy
Helsdingen district
Helsdingen district
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 Helsdingse voorweg
Helsdingen
Buitenlandpoort Memorial
Buitenlandpoort Memorial
To commemorate the construction of the connecting canal between Vianen and Gorinchem, a memorial stone was laid on the Buitenlandpoort’s retaining...
Gedenkteken Buitenlandpoort Buitenlandpoort 2
4132 XB
Vianen
Lek dike
Lek dike
With the reclamation of the peatlands in the 11th Century in the area of today’s Vianen, the Lek was also diked.
Lekdijk
4131 HA
Vianen
Lekpoort
Lekpoort
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 Voorstraat 2
4132 AR
Vianen
The Hofpoort
The Hofpoort
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 Hofplein
4132 VK
Vianen