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Water Tower De Reusch (The Giant of Schimmert)

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Water Tower De Reusch (The Giant of Schimmert)

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Location: Nuth, Limburg, Netherlands

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3. Helle Hamlet – Platsbeek Stream loop from Schimmert

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May 11, 2025

The water tower, known as the Giant of Schimmert, is recognized as a national monument and is historically and architecturally quite special. There is the architectural style (architect Jos Wielders was inspired by the Amsterdam School), the history (the restaurant up to the Second World War, among other things) and the current use.

Nearby you will find an information board ("Meet the locals") that tells more about this last one. It is about entrepreneur Nico Eurelings who said as a boy that he would buy that water tower if he could. And he did. It has become an experience center and marketplace for regional products with the motto 'Food and drink as far as the eye can see'. Unfortunately, it is now not accessible due to work inside (and the store was closed). But it is worth seeing and there is more heritage nearby. The entire current project also won a sustainability award. In addition to the nickname in the local dialect, the Reusch is also the name of the experience center that Eurelings and his team turned it into.

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Jeroen

February 6, 2021

The water tower of Schimmert is nicknamed the Giant of Schimmert, in Limburgish "De Reusch". It is a 38 meter high tower that dates back to 1927.

Until the Second World War, there was a restaurant on the top floor of the tower, "Oranje Restaurant".

For more information: dereusch.nl

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Rob Josten 🦅

April 13, 2022

It is definitely worth a visit to this water tower. It consists of seven floors and each floor has its own story. For example, you have a tasting room and a 4D taste theater where you can experience the past and present of the Limburg regional product. But once you have arrived on the seventh floor, you get a very nice view over the surroundings of Schimmert and you can enjoy a snack and a drink inside or outside.

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Location: Nuth, Limburg, Netherlands

Water Tower De Reusch (The Giant of Schimmert)

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