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August 15, 2023
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Rondeel 'De Drie Duiven' was created around 1516 …
•May 20, 2022
Hiking
Together with the nearby Haet ende Nijd roundel, De Vijf Koppen formed an extension of the originally 14th-century second city walls of Maastricht. Both roundels are national monuments and are iconic parts of the Maastricht City Park.
•June 16, 2025
Hiking
The name refers to the heads of 5 traitors who were impaled on a stake here in 1638 to show them to the Spanish enemy.
It served as a gun platform and also housed two casemates, one of which has been preserved.
You can read more at restauratievestingwerkenmaastricht.nl/2e-stadsomwalling/rondeel-vijf-koppen
In the meantime, De Vijf Koppen or 'Vief Köp' has been partly restored and is definitely worth a visit.
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