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Wyck Water Gate (Maastricht)

Wyck Water Gate (Maastricht)

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Wyck Water Gate (Maastricht)

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Location: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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Stephan N

August 14, 2023

The Waterpoortje was originally a medieval lock gate on the Maas in Maastricht. This gate was formerly known as Simon Mertenspoort and was built in the 13th century as a gate through which ships could load and unload along the river.

It was demolished in 1714 because it was too narrow for traffic. Eventually it was rebuilt with the same material but wider. Around 1750 the Waterpoortje had two towers. It has borne its current name since the 18th century.

Today the restored and reconstructed Waterpoortje is a national monument. It is located in the district of Wyck am Stenenwal, where the Waterpoort street meets the Meuse.

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Niek 🇳🇱

June 11, 2024

The Wycker Waterpoort is a historic water gate in Maastricht, Netherlands. It is one of the few remaining medieval city gates in Maastricht and dates from the 13th century. The gate originally served as part of the city wall and provided access to the Wyck district, located on the eastern bank of the Maas. Today, the Wycker Waterpoort is an important historical monument and a recognizable symbol of the city of Maastricht.

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April 17, 2025

The water gate gave access via a small gate passage to a quay on the Maas where taxes were levied on the goods on the boats. The first mention dates from 1377. In the city accounts of 1399-1400 the gate is mentioned as the Symon Mertynsport, named after the timber merchant and councillor Mertens.

In the 16th century the name Koolpoort appears. In the 17th century it is also referred to as the Batpoort, although that name was also used for other gates. In the 18th century the gate made of coal sandstone was enlarged and a century later a house was built on it.

Ships were still unloaded and loaded here until the middle of the 19th century.

The current water gate that the suburb of Wyck got at the beginning of the 14th century therefore does not resemble the original gate in the slightest. A stone wall of coal sandstone was given. The water gate, a characteristic element in the wall on the Maas side, escaped the wrecking ball for the time being. In 1890, the gate was demolished on the orders of the municipal authorities, but had to be rebuilt seven years later in 1897 on the orders of the ministry. This was not done in a very faithful manner, but was rebuilt in a romanticised style.

In 2007/2008, the Water Gate in Wyck was given a partially new look. The somewhat shabby-looking slope to the Maas has made way for a modern staircase ensemble where it is pleasant to stay on the banks of the Maas. The renovation was part of the construction of a new facility against high water. The design of the new water gate was created in consultation, after initial criticism from the Maastricht Vestingstad and Menno van Coehoorn foundations on an earlier design.

Source and more: mestreechtersteerke.nl/pag_wistgelijkedat-waterpoort.htm

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