Royal Marechaussee Museum, Buren

Name: Royal Marechaussee Museum
Address: Weeshuiswal 9, Buren, 4116 BR, Netherlands
Telephone: +31 344 571 256

#1 among attractions in Buren

History museum, Museum

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The Marechaussee Museum or Royal Marechaussee Museum is a museum on the history of the Royal Marechaussee of the Netherlands from its foundation by William I of the Netherlands on 26 October 1814 until the present day. It is based in the former Koninklijk Weeshuis in Buren, originally opened as an orphanage on 26 May 1612 by Maria van Nassau and remaining in that role until 1953. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°54'43"N, 5°20'12"E

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Weeshuiswal 9Buren 4116 BR Netherlands

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+31 344 571 256

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Royal Marechaussee Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kasteel Duurstede, De Prins Van Oranje, De Vlinder, De Hoop.

4 miN
Forts and castles
Kasteel Duurstede, Wijk bij Duurstede
102 min walk • Castle Duurstede is a medieval castle in Wijk bij Duurstede in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
~620 ftNW
Windmill
De Prins Van Oranje, Buren
3 min walk • De Prins van Oranje is a tower mill in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1716 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
5 miW
Windmill
De Vlinder
128 min walk • De Vlinder is a tower mill in Deil, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1913 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
5.7 miNW
Historical place, Windmill
De Hoop, Culemborg
145 min walk • De Hoop or 't Jach is a tower mill in Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1845 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
5.8 miNW
Windmill
Johanna, Culemborg
147 min walk • Johanna, De Korenbloem or De Molen van Schennink is a tower mill in Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1888 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
5.8 miNW
51°57'27"N • 5°13'22"E
Elisabethweeshuis, Culemborg
148 min walk • Children's museum, History museum, Museum
4.2 miN
Historical place, Windmill
Rijn en Lek, Wijk bij Duurstede
106 min walk • De Rijn en Lek is a corn mill in Wijk bij Duurstede in the province of Utrecht. The Rijn en Lek was built in 1659 as a cattle mill. This makes it a very early example of the round stone windmill and therefore very unique as a structure.
~580 ftSW
Church
Sint-Lambertuskerk, Buren
3 min walk • St. Lambert's Church is the Protestant church in Buren located on the Market Square in the center of the town.
3.8 miSW
Windmill
De Watermolen, Geldermalsen
97 min walk • The polder mill De Watermolen is a windmill built in 1772 at 8 Watermolenweg, in Geldermalsen, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The mill does not actually have a name, but it is called the water mill after its function.
4.6 miE
51°53'11"N • 5°26'10"E
Korenbeursplein, Tiel
117 min walk • Square
5.8 miNW
51°57'36"N • 5°13'32"E
Kasteeltuin Culemborg, Culemborg
148 min walk • Park