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Gorinchem is a true fortified town, beautifully situated along the Merwede and Linge rivers. Around 1600, the medieval city became a 'modern' fortress. The Eighty Years' War was in full swing and the fortress kept the Spaniards at bay.
In the Disaster Year 1672 - the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was attacked by England, France and the dioceses of Münster and Cologne - Gorinchem became an important fortress in the Old Dutch Waterline. Gorinchem also remained a strategic stronghold in the New Dutch Waterline.
The original vestingwallen with bastions are still almost completely intact. The footpath over the vestingwallen goes all the way around and offers beautiful views over the rivers; unique in the Netherlands! Gorinchem is therefore the largest authentic fortress in the Netherlands.
You can visit every entrance in ...
Gorinchem is a true fortified town, beautifully situated along the Merwede and Linge rivers. Around 1600, the medieval city became a 'modern' fortress. The Eighty Years' War was in full swing and the fortress kept the Spaniards at bay.
In the Disaster Year 1672 - the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was attacked by England, France and the dioceses of Münster and Cologne - Gorinchem became an important fortress in the Old Dutch Waterline. Gorinchem also remained a strategic stronghold in the New Dutch Waterline.
The original vestingwallen with bastions are still almost completely intact. The footpath over the vestingwallen goes all the way around and offers beautiful views over the rivers; unique in the Netherlands! Gorinchem is therefore the largest authentic fortress in the Netherlands.
You can go up and down the footpath at any entrance to the fortress, whether you start at the Dalempoort, the Arkelpoort, the Kanselpoort, Buiten de Waterpoort or the Vijfde Uitgang. At the Fifth Exit, you can also stroll a bit below as far as the Dalem dike.
