7 Sights in Brielle, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Brielle, Netherlands! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Brielle. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Brielle1. Sint-Catharijnekerk
The Grote or Sint-Catharijnekerk is the main church of the fortified town of Brielle, in the Dutch province of South Holland. St. Catherine's Church is used by the Protestant congregation of St. Catherine.
2. TOP Brielle
A Tourist Transfer Point (TOP) is a 'natural junction', where various cycling, sailing, skating and walking routes start. Each TOP is recognizable by its landmark, a kind of obelisk is used in the east of the country, a blade of grass in the Green Heart and a remarkably large information column in the Gooi & Vecht region and the Rivierenland region. At TOPs there are often also some seats, a bicycle rack and a signpost. TOPs in the Gooi & Vecht region are also always equipped with bicycle rental, catering, (free) toilets, an ANWB Bicycle Service Box and a VVV information point.
3. Bedevaartskerk H. H. Martelaren van Gorcum
The Pilgrimage Church of H.H. Martyrs of Gorcum is a church building in Brielle, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The church is dedicated to the Martyrs of Gorcum. The building was designed by the architect H.P.J. De Vries and was inaugurated on 29 April 1932. The church is part of a pilgrimage complex that also includes the martyrs' field, an altar ciborium, a well and a Stations of the Cross.
Wikipedia: Martelaren van Gorcumkerk (Brielle) (NL), Website
4. Watertoren
The water tower in Brielle, in the Dutch province of South Holland, was designed by architect A.D. Heederik and was built in 1923. The water tower has a height of 40.50 meters and has one water reservoir of 200 m³. It was decommissioned in 1984.
5. Langepoort
The Langepoort, built around 1704 on the Westdam, is a city gate of the fortified town of Brielle in the Dutch province of South Holland. The gate is part of the national monument registration 26968 together with the ramparts and the Kaaipoort on the southeast side of the city.
6. 't Vliegend Hert
The windmill 't Vliegend Hert on the Molenstraat in the Dutch city of Brielle is a post mill built in 1985. It stands as a rampart mill on the ramparts of the city, on the site where a flour mill has stood since the seventeenth century. Until 1696 it was a post mill, which was replaced by a stone scaffold mill in that year. That mill burned down in the night of 2 to 3 November 1810 and was rebuilt in 1811. This one also burned down in 1882. After this, the mill was demolished and no new mill was built in its place, until in 1970 the tars of the old post mill were found during a restoration of the fortress. It was decided to build a mill that would be a replica of the former post mill.
7. Sloepenloods
The sloop shed in the South Holland city of Brielle is a shed on the Maarland North side. It was built in 1886 by order of the Engineers 3rd Command in Brielle, for a detachment of the Torpedo Company stationed in the city since 1870.
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