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
Geofort
Geofort
Geofort Nieuwe Steeg 74
4171 KG
Herwijnen
Town wall and town canal
Town wall and town canal
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 Klooster 18
Vianen
Rustenburg farm
Rustenburg farm
The extensive development ribbon with a number of old farms is still clearly visible today. One of these farms is Rustenburg near Everdingen. The n...
Boerderij Rustenburg Lekdijk 15
4121 KG
Everdingen
Essensteyn farm
Essensteyn farm
The Essensteyn farm lies at the bottom of the Lek Dike, on the edge of Everdingen. The farmhouse was originally built in a T-shape, with the front...
Boerderij Essensteyn Lekdijk 5
4121 KG
Everdingen
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
Petrus and Pauluskerk, Everdingen
Petrus and Pauluskerk, Everdingen
Behind the Lek Dike in Everdingen lies the 19th Century Petrus and Pauluskerk. Together with the presbytery and coach house, a school building and...
Kerk en Pastorie Everdingen Lekdijk 27
4121 KG
Everdingen
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
Vianen Reformed Church
Vianen Reformed Church
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 Schoolstraat 1
4132 BL
Vianen
Gallery Depot Leerdam
Gallery Depot Leerdam
Specialised in Leerdam glass
Galerie Depot Leerdam Bergstraat 72
4141 BW
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
Great Church of Leerdam
Great Church of Leerdam
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 Kerkstraat 30
4141 AX
Leerdam
Vianen Municipal Museum
Vianen Municipal Museum
Those wishing to learn more about Vianen, the history of the town and the artistic, cultural and historical heritage have reached the right place a...
Stedelijk Museum Vianen Voorstraat 97
4132 AP
Vianen
Fort Asperen
Fort Asperen
Fort bij Asperen Langendijk 60
4145BR
Acquoy
Glass studio
Glass studio
Step inside the glassblower’s workshop at the National Glass Museum’s glass studio.
De Glasblazerij Zuidwal
4141 BE
Leerdam
Former windmill
Former windmill
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
4132 VA
Vianen
The weigh-house
The weigh-house
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 Kerkstraat 2
4132BE
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
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
Sundial on Lijnbaan
Sundial on Lijnbaan
The sundial located on Lijnbaan is one of the last remaining tangible memories of the former Amaliastein pleasure garden.
Zonnewijzer Lijnbaan Lijnbaan 11
4132 CB
Vianen
Zijderveld village centre
Zijderveld village centre
Like many other villages and towns in the region, the origins of Zijderveld go back to the Middle Ages. The village was built at a crossroads of pe...
Dorpskern Zijderveld Dorpsweg 4
4122 GG
Zijderveld
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
Hofplein water pump
Hofplein water pump
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 Hofplein 25
4132 VK
Vianen
Fort Everdingen
Fort Everdingen
Destroyed towns and castles, plundering and domestic (and foreign) wars: every town and village has its own story to tell. Everdingen was put on th...
Fort Everdingen Noodweg 2
4121 KK
Everdingen