Gorinchem Fortress

Gorinchem Fortress is a castle in Gorinchem, Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden, South Holland. Gorinchem Fortress is situated nearby to the chapel Heilige Geestkapel, as well as near the retail building Dit is in Bethlehem.

Photo: Frederik de Wit, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wilhelminafontein and Gorcums Museum.

Wilhelminafontein

Fountain

Wilhelminafontein

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wilhelminafontein is a fountain, which is situated 100 metres southwest of Gorinchem Fortress.

Gorcums Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Gorcums Museum is situated 120 metres southwest of Gorinchem Fortress.

Heilige Geestkapel

Chapel

Heilige Geestkapel

Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heilige Geestkapel is a chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oudendijk and Dalem.

Oudendijk

Village

Photo: DreCube, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oudendijk is a village.

Dalem

Village

Dalem is a village in the Tielerwaard region in the municipality of Gorinchem, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The village belonged to the province of Gelderland until 1986 and was part of the former municipality of Vuren.

Sleeuwijk

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sleeuwijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant and part of the municipality of Altena.

Gorinchem Fortress

Type: Castle
Categories: architectural ensemble, fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Gorinchem, Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.83046° or 51° 49′ 50″ north

Longitude

4.97548° or 4° 58′ 32″ east

Inception

1609

Open location code

9F36RXJG+55

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Gorinchem Fortress” goes by many names.

Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 365879”
Dutch: “Vesting Gorinchem”
Dutch: “vestingwerken van Gorinchem”
Dutch: “Vestingwerken van Gorinchem”
German: “Festung Gorinchem”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dit is in Bethlehem and Visbrug.

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