Suggested walking route
2 stops in walking order
- Distance
- 0.37 km
- Walking
- 4 min
- Visits
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- Easy stroll
- 1Andrieskerk
Historic Site
The Andrieskerk ("St. Andrew's church") is a nowadays Protestant church in the Dutch village of Amerongen. The church's history spans around seven centuries, beginning in the end of the 13th century, when everybody in western Europe had to be Roman Catholic. With the Reformation, the church became Protestant in 1582. It is currently used by the Reformed Municipal Parish of Amerongen.
~20 min at this stop
- 2Amerongen Castle
Castle
Amerongen Castle was built between 1674 and 1680, on the site of a medieval castle that had been burned down by the French in 1673. The gardens still contain historic elements such as a conservatory dating from the 1890s. In 1918, the former German Kaiser Wilhelm II signed his abdication here and stayed till 1920, when he moved to Huis Doorn.
~20 min at this stop