Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Nijmegen, Netherlands

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 5.6 km
Ascend 94 m
Descend 82 m

Experience Nijmegen in Netherlands in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in NijmegenIndividual Sights in Nijmegen

Sight 1: Hollands Duits Gemaal

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Hollands Duits Gemaal

The Dutch-German pumping station is a pumping station located at the beginning of the Ooijpolder near Nijmegen. The pumping station was built in 1933 to drain water from the Ooijpolder and the adjacent German polder via 't Meertje in the Waal.

Wikipedia: Hollands-Duits gemaal (NL)

563 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Hunnerpark

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The Hunnerpark is a park in the Hunnerberg district on the outskirts of the city center of the Dutch city of Nijmegen.

Wikipedia: Hunnerpark (NL)

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Het Valkhof

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Valkhof Museum is a museum in the city of Nijmegen, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The museum was founded in 1998 and was created by the merger of the Museum G.M. Kam (1922) for archaeology and the Commanderie van St. Jan for ancient and modern art. The museum's collection includes archaeological finds, ancient arts and crafts, and modern art. In November 2008, the statutory name of the museum was changed to Stichting Museum Het Valkhof-Kam. As of 2022, the name became Museum Het Valkhof Museum. Due to renovations, the museum will be closed from October 1, 2022 to spring 2025. From 1 March 2023, a temporary exhibition space will be located at Keizer Karelplein.

Wikipedia: Museum Het Valkhof (NL), Website

156 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Valkhof

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Het Valkhof is a park in Nijmegen in the Dutch province of Gelderland, on the edge of the city centre on a small hill overlooking the Waal river.

Wikipedia: Valkhof (NL)

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Barbarossakapel

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The Barbarossa ruins in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, also known as St. Martin's Chapel, are a remnant of the Valkhof, a palace rebuilt by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1155. The ruin is an apse of tuff and contains spolia of different architectural styles from Roman and Carolingian times.

Wikipedia: Barbarossa-ruïne (NL)

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Spoorwegmonument

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Spoorwegmonument Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

The Railway Monument is a 19th-century sculpture in the Dutch city of Nijmegen.

Wikipedia: Spoorwegmonument (Nijmegen) (NL)

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: De Schommel

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The swing is a Dutch war memorial in the city of Nijmegen.

Wikipedia: De schommel (Visch) (NL)

248 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: MuZIEum

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MuZIEum Elske Nissen / CC BY 4.0

The muZIEum is a museum in the city of Nijmegen in the province of Gelderland, which informs visitors about life with a visual impairment. The museum presents itself as the experiential museum about seeing and not seeing. Through various experiences and activities, visitors learn about the world of blind and visually impaired people. The muZIEum has three different sections, each of which highlights a different aspect of seeing or non-seeing.

Wikipedia: MuZIEum (NL), Website

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Mariënburgkapel

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Mariënburgkapel

The Mariënburg Chapel is a national monument in the city center of the Dutch city of Nijmegen in the province of Gelderland.

Wikipedia: Mariënburgkapel (NL)

592 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk

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The Lutheran church on Prins Hendrikstraat in Nijmegen, in the Dutch province of Gelderland, was built to a design by Derk Semmelink.

Wikipedia: Lutherse kerk (Nijmegen) (NL)

335 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Julianapark

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The Julianapark is a park in the Altrade district in Nijmegen-East. It is named after Juliana of the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Julianapark (Nijmegen) (NL)

617 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Concertgebouw de Vereeniging

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Concertgebouw de Vereeniging is a concert hall located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The facility officially opened in 1915 and is built in a mixture of Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. It has a capacity of 1,450 seats, and is renowned for its outstanding acoustics for orchestral music.

Wikipedia: Concertgebouw de Vereeniging (EN)

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Titus Brandsma Gedachteniskerk

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Titus Brandsma Gedachteniskerk

The Titus Brandsma Memorial Church in Nijmegen is a three-aisled cruciform basilica, located on the Keizer Karelplein. The building is named after Saint Titus Brandsma.

Wikipedia: Titus Brandsma Gedachteniskerk (NL)

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Stadsschouwburg

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The Stadsschouwburg Nijmegen is a theatre in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. The municipal theatre is located on the Keizer Karelplein and dates from 1955-1961.

Wikipedia: Stadsschouwburg Nijmegen (NL)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Quack-monument

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The Quack monument or Marie-Adolffontein is a monument in Nijmegen, in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

Wikipedia: Quack-monument (EN), Url

587 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 16: Mariken van Nieumeghen

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Mariken van Nieumeghen is a miracle play recorded in a Middle Dutch text from the early 16th century. The protagonist Mariken of the story spends seven years with the devil, after which she is miraculously released. The oldest edition dates from 1515 and was printed by Willem Vorsterman. Linguistic evidence suggests it was written by a poet from an Antwerp chamber of rhetoric.

Wikipedia: Mariken van Nieumeghen (EN)

18 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: Kerkboog

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The Kerkboog, also known as Stevenspoortje, is a gatehouse in Nijmegen that connects the Grote Markt with the Sint-Stevenskerkhof behind it and provides access to the Stevenskerk. Initially, this building was part of the Nijmegen cloth hall.

Wikipedia: Kerkboog (NL)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Grote- of Stevenskerk

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The Great Church or St. Stephen's Church colloquially called Steven's Church, is the oldest and largest church in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The church is built on a small hill, the Hundisburg.

Wikipedia: Saint Stephen's Church, Nijmegen (EN)

365 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Titus Brandsmakapel

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Titus Brandsmakapel

The Titus Brandsma Chapel is a municipal monument from 1960 at Kroonstraat 114 in Nijmegen. The chapel and accompanying pylon were designed by Nijmegen architect Pieter Dijkema, who was inspired by the ideas of the Bossche School. The brick façades are closed, windowless and soberly executed. Above the entrance is a mosaic of the Virgin and Child, inside on the back wall a painting of Christ; both works by artist Jan van Eyk.

Wikipedia: Titus Brandsmakapel (NL), Url

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 20: Kruittoren

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The Powder Tower is a remnant of the old ramparts of Nijmegen and is located on the Parkweg, on the edge of the Kronenburgerpark. The tower was erected in 1426 and is about 30 meters high. In the nineteenth century, when the fortifications were sold, the state deliberately kept ownership of the tower in order to prevent the tower from being demolished. Until 15 January 2016, the tower was owned by the Government Buildings Agency, when it was transferred to the National Monuments Organisation (NMo).

Wikipedia: Kruittoren (Nijmegen) (NL)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Kronenburgerpark

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The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat. Where the park touches the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval walls with the Kruittoren.

Wikipedia: Kronenburgerpark (EN)

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