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Valkenburg Aan De Geul

Schutter aan de Poort and Bronze Plaque at Grendelpoort, Valkenburg

Valkenburg Aan De Geul

Schutter aan de Poort and Bronze Plaque at Grendelpoort, Valkenburg

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Schutter aan de Poort and Bronze Plaque at Grendelpoort, Valkenburg

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Location: Valkenburg Aan De Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

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Miranda 🥾 TriA© / Johnny

January 12, 2024

In honor of the Schutterij.
The Sjötter at the Gate was unveiled on September 25, 2010, in honor of the 550th anniversary of the Valkenburg Schutterij. The statue is located at the Grendelpoort, the entrance to Valkenburg aan de Geul. He looks at you kindly and almost invites you to have a chat with him. The shooter (Sjötter) wears the uniform of a shooter of the Old and Young Noble. A real shooter served as the model for the statue, but it did not become a portrait. The accompanying bronze plaque depicts four gatekeepers. Each from a different birth year. The gatekeepers are four important shooters from Valkenburg. The four stars in the text VALKEN**** represent those four years of birth. The plaque is a nice puzzle; By placing the figures in the right place in time, you spell the word BURG. The different armorials also clearly indicate who is the oldest and who is the youngest.

Small bronze statue on wall.
Based on an idea by Guus Smeets
It is not clear who made the image. Whoever had the idea to place a bronze statue at the Grendelpoort, yes. That idea comes from the mind of Limburg singer, lyricist, composer and painter Guus Smeets (6-11-1948 – 2-4-2020). The idea arose in 2008. His idea was to honor the history of the Valkenburg Schutterijen with the shooter and the gatekeepers. Its implementation was realized together with various members of the Valkenburg Art and Culture Council. It is really a place to pause and study the many small details. Because both the gatekeepers scene and the Sjötter have a lot to say in those details.

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nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Valkenburg_beeld_Sj%C3%B6tter_aan_de_poort.jpg
writingberries.blogspot.com/2022/06/stadsbeeld-sjotter-aan-de-poort.html
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saskia

February 25, 2024

Beautiful bronze statues just outside the gate of Valkenburg

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Anneke B.

January 14, 2024

Beautiful statues at the gate. Invented by Guus Smeets.

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Schutter aan de Poort and Bronze Plaque at Grendelpoort, Valkenburg

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