Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Tilburg, Netherlands

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.2 km
Ascend 19 m
Descend 20 m

Experience Tilburg 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.

Individual Sights in Tilburg

Sight 1: Sint-Jozef of Heuvelse kerk

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The Heuvelse kerk is a neo-Gothic Catholic church in the center of the Dutch city Tilburg. Dedicated to Saint Joseph, it is one of two major Catholic churches in the city center together with the Heikese kerk. It is located along the square Heuvel, after which it is named. A 1921 statue of the Sacred Heart is located in front of the building.

Wikipedia: Heuvelse kerk (EN)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Heilig Hartbeeld

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The Sacred Heart statue is a statue in the Dutch city of Tilburg. From 1922 to 1966, it was the center of an annual Sacred Heart procession.

Wikipedia: Heilig Hartbeeld (Tilburg) (NL)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Koning Willem II

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The Willem II monument on the Heuvel in Tilburg represents King William II of the Netherlands. It was unveiled in The Hague in 1854, but sold in 1924 and transferred to Tilburg, where Willem lived part of his life.

Wikipedia: Standbeeld op de Heuvel (NL)

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Synagoge Tilburg

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The Tilburg Synagogue is a Jewish house of worship in Tilburg that is located at Willem II-straat 20. The building dates from 1874.

Wikipedia: Synagoge (Tilburg) (NL), Website

796 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Monument Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade Prinses Irene

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The Royal Dutch Brigade Princess Irene Monument or "The Standard Bearer" is a Dutch war memorial from 1955 in Tilburg. It commemorates the liberation of Tilburg and specifically the Prinses Irene Brigade that fought in the liberation of Tilburg on October 27, 1944.

Wikipedia: Monument Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade Prinses Irene (NL), Website, Url

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Indië-monument

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The Dutch East Indies Monument is a memorial in the Vrijheidspark in the Dutch city of Tilburg. It was made by architect and visual designer André M. Doevendans, himself a veteran of the Dutch East Indies, as a memorial to the sixty Tilburg soldiers who died in the East Dutch East Indies between 1945 and 1962. It was unveiled on 19 May 2001 by Mrs. M. Spoor, widow of General Simon Spoor.

Wikipedia: Indië-monument (Tilburg) (NL), Url

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Paleis-Raadhuis

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Paleis-Raadhuis

The City Hall of Tilburg or Palace-Council House is a former royal palace and presently a part of Tilburg city hall in the Netherlands. Construction of the palace was commissioned by King William II of the Netherlands, who placed the cornerstone on 13 August 1847. The king wanted to have a country residence in Tilburg. He never lived in the palace as he died on 17 March 1849, just 22 days before completion of the palace.

Wikipedia: City Hall of Tilburg (EN)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Sint-Dionysius of Heikese Kerk

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St. Dionysius Church is a Catholic church in Tilburg, the Netherlands, dedicated to Saint Dionysius of Paris. The church is popularly known as Heikese church in order to avoid confusion with a church of the same name in the district of 't Goirke. The name Heike refers to the herdgang 't Heike south of the center, where there was a barn church that was the predecessor of the current church as a parish church. The current church building dates from 1838 and is part of the parish of The Good Shepherd.

Wikipedia: Heikese kerk (NL)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Gedenknaald Koning Willem II

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The King William II memorial needle is a memorial in the Dutch city of Tilburg.

Wikipedia: Gedenknaald koning Willem II (NL)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Pauluskerk

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The Pauluskerk is a Protestant church in Tilburg, the Netherlands, consecrated in 1823. It is located at Heuvelstraat 141. St. Paul's Church is listed as a national monument.

Wikipedia: Pauluskerk (Tilburg) (NL), Website

961 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 11: Gerardus Majellakerk

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The Gerardus Majellakerk is a Roman Catholic church located in southern Tilburg along the Wassenaerlaan. It is dedicated to Gerard Majella, who became a saint in 1904, and has been part of the parish De Goede Herder since its inception in 2012.

Wikipedia: Gerardus Majellakerk (Tilburg) (EN), Website

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