11 Sights in Zoetermeer, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Zoetermeer, 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 Zoetermeer. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Zoetermeer1. Oude Kerk
Oude Kerk in Zoetermeer is a reformed church in the old heart of the village, built in the period 1785-1787 by the Italian architect Jan Giudici. The church is of the cruciform type of church, although from the outside the church appears square. It is Zoetermeer's oldest building, with the tower from 1642, and the brick base from the 15th century. There was probably already a church on this site of the current old church in 1296. The old church at Dorpsstraat 59 has been a national monument since its restoration in 1970 by Piet van de Sterre from Leiderdorp.
2. Sint-Nicolaas
The Nicolaaskerk is the third church at its current location at Dorpsstraat 24 in the old center of Zoetermeer. After the use of a hidden church on the Voorweg, two plots of land could be bought here after the Batavian Republic and the first church for the parish was built. It became so bad in a short time that a completely new church was needed in 1857. After some time, this church turned out to be too small and on March 17, 1915, the foundation stone was laid for the current one. In 1916 the church was consecrated by the bishop Augustinus Callier of Haarlem. The current Nicholas Church is a national monument.
3. de Doortocht
De Doortocht is a Roman Catholic church building in the De Leyens district in the Dutch city of Zoetermeer, a neighborhood where initially no Catholic church was planned but which was built anyway because of the growth of Zoetermeer, with which small-scale church buildings were later built in other neighborhoods. The church with 250-300 seats was designed by the architects J.F. van Vliet and Ph. Herpertz. In 1973 they designed a similar church building in Leidschendam, the Memorial Church of Pope John XXIII. The Passage was built in a meadow as one of the first buildings in the district. The church was inaugurated on December 14, 1975 when it was consecrated by the bishop of Rotterdam, Mgr. Dr. A.J. Simonis.
4. De Tien Gemeenten
The water tower in Zoetermeer was designed by architect C. Visser from Delft and was built in 1927-1928 for the Stichting Drinkwaterleiding De Tien Gemeenten. The water tower has a height of 48.65 meters and one water reservoir of 500 m³. Around the square around the tower there are stones with names and distances to the then thirteen participating municipalities, around the entrance door are the coats of arms of the municipalities, the year of construction and the provincial coat of arms of South Holland.
5. TOP Zoetermeer-Bentwoud
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.
6. Pelgrimskerk
The Pilgrim Church is a church in the old village of the Dutch town of Zoetermeer. The church and the adjacent presbytery were designed by architect B.W. Plooij from Amersfoort and were built in 1932. The church is in business expressionist style. Characteristic are the intersecting gable roofs and the parabolic spire. The building can accommodate about 350 people.
7. De Hoop
De Hoop is a round stone windmill from 1897 in Zoetermeer, South Holland. De Hoop was built to replace an earlier "wind and steam flour mill, also a hulling mill" by Bastiaan Hoogenboezem on the same spot, which burned down in the early morning of January 16, 1897. Presumably this was an octagonal wooden mill. In 1936 the work in progress was demolished from the mill and since then De Hoop has only been used as a grain silo. After a major restoration that lasted from 1983 to 1986, the mill was ready to grind again. Since then, grain has been milled weekly in a traditional way. On Saturdays, the mill shop is open and all kinds of baking supplies are sold. Most of these were produced in the mill.
8. De Olijftak
De Olijftak is a Protestant church in the De Leyens district in the Dutch city of Zoetermeer. The church with attached presbytery is built on a plot of 1085m2 at the Antigoneschouw corner Broekwegschouw. The whole is a design by architect Jan Hoogstad. The organ was built by the firm Verschueren from Heythuysen. The organ has twelve stops, divided over two manuals and free pedal. The church and organ were inaugurated in 1976 in May and December respectively. It was the first building to be built in this part of De Leyens.
9. Kerkelijk Centrum De Oase
Ecclesiastical centre De Oase in the Dutch city of Zoetermeer at Kerkenbos 8 used to be a neglected gymnasium with associated changing rooms and shower rooms. This was bought in 1999 for f 292,000 from the municipality of Zoetermeer. After a renovation, the centre was officially opened in February 2000 for the benefit of the Protestant community of De Oase. With this, this congregation returned to the location where the first worship services took place between 1972 and 1976, in the 'Aanloopcentrum'. In the intervening period, church was held in the municipal community center in the Meerzicht district, which was demolished in 2001. J. Bouwmeester acted as designer and construction expert. The building covers approx. 550 m².
10. De Lichtzijde
De Lichtzijde is a Dutch church in the De Leyens district of Zoetermeer. The church was originally designed as a gymnasium and remodeled in 1999 for Gospel Church Parousia. The church was then given the name De Uitkijk. In 2007 this municipality moved to the Wattstraat.
11. Adventskerk
The Advent Church is a relatively new church in the old village of Zoetermeer in the Dutch province of South Holland. On April 10, 1954, the members' meeting decided to buy the land. The church was designed by architect A. van Eck Wzn. from Voorburg. The design is in line with the Delft School. It was built in the period from the beginning of August to the beginning of December 1955 by contractor Bontebal from Zoetermeer. The church was consecrated on December 20, 1955. In 2006, the building was placed on the list of municipal monuments by the municipality of Zoetermeer.
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