Moerdijkのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

an old fort where you can enjoy a cup of coffee

Restored city gate at the ramparts.

A very beautiful path that runs around the small town, which is also worth seeing. It's also worth exploring the path outside the small town by bike. It's very well-maintained and quiet.

There are information boards at many locations with information about the history of the fortress wall.

Probably the smallest fort in the Netherlands. When we were there you couldn't go inside.

The Old Town Hall is a Renaissance-style building located at Raadhuisstraat 2 in Willemstad. The building was constructed in 1587. Prince Maurits originally wanted a church and a town hall to be built in the young village. Due to the war situation, there was no money for this. So a kind of multifunctional town hall was designed in which church services could also be held and which was equipped with a tower with a bell.

The Dome Church Willemstad is a church in the center of Willemstad in the province of North Brabant. It was the first church, designed by Coenraat Norenburch, in the Northern Netherlands that was built specifically for Protestant services. Construction began in 1597 and was completed in 1607. Prince Maurits provided financial support for the church, on the condition that it would be built in a round or octagonal shape. The church is currently used by the Reformed Church/PKN and is a national monument.

De Hel appeals to the imagination. With explosive tension in the French period, when the fort could hold 9500 kilos of gunpowder and 14 men. The French built Fort l'Enfer in 1811, to defend Willemstad against the English. The square fort provided cover for Fort Sabina Henrica. Two years later the French left and it was given the Dutch name De Hel. The Dutch modernized Fort De Hel in Willemstad in 1884 so that it could hold 118 soldiers. In 1896 the fort was armed with six cannons, four mortars, two machine guns and four Coehoorn mortars. In 1941 the Germans occupied Fort De Hel, until the South Wales Borderers drove them out on 5 November 1944. The fort, like Fort Frederik and Fort Sabina, was built in the so-called 'Tour modèle' style. There are only three of these in the Netherlands and all in the Stelling van Willemstad. Fort De Hel in Willemstad is the atmospheric setting for theatre performances and the Night of Poetry. It is part of the annual art and culture route of Moerdijk. The fort is also included in the Floris V-pad, a long-distance walking path of 244.5 kilometres from Amsterdam to Bergen op Zoom.