Scheldt–Rhine Canal

#379 among destinations in the Netherlands

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The Scheldt–Rhine Canal in Belgium and the Netherlands connects Antwerp with the Volkerak, and thereby the Scheldt with the Rhine. ()

Local name: Schelde-Rijnkanaal Coordinates: 51°27'7"N, 4°13'48"E

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Scheldt–Rhine Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gertrudiskerk, Fort de Roovere, Markiezenhof, Gevangenpoort.

3.9 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Gertrudiskerk, Bergen op Zoom
99 min walk • The Gertrudiskerk is a church approachable from the large market in the center of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. The towers of the church are called "pepper plant towers". An old legend says Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, abbess of the abbey in Nivelles, founded the church in 654.
6.1 miNE
Memorial
Fort de Roovere
156 min walk • Fort De Roovere is an earthen fort, constructed as part of the Dutch Water Line, a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in 1628 during the Eighty Years War where it defended against Spanish attackers. It is located near Halsteren.
3.9 miNE
Library, Historical place, Museum
Markiezenhof, Bergen op Zoom
99 min walk • The Markiezenhof is a late Gothic city palace in the city of Bergen op Zoom, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It was the residence of the Lords and later the Marquises of Bergen op Zoom. The building hosts exhibitions and events.
3.7 miNE
City gate
Gevangenpoort, Bergen op Zoom
96 min walk • The Gevangenpoort in Bergen op Zoom is the oldest monument in the city. The gate dates from the 14th century and is one of the surviving examples of city gates as found in Dutch cities in the Middle Ages.
4.2 miNE
51°29'55"N • 4°17'28"E
Ravelijn op den Zoom, Bergen op Zoom
106 min walk • City wall
5.5 miN
51°31'55"N • 4°13'10"E
Grote- of Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, Tholen
142 min walk • Church
5.4 miN
Windmill
De Verwachting, Tholen
139 min walk • De Verwachting is a corn mill in Tholen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a round, brick-built tower mill dating from 1848. The mill has many similarities with De Vier Winden in Sint-Annaland.
5.6 miN
Windmill
De Hoop, Tholen
142 min walk • Windmill De Hoop in the town of Tholen is a post mill dating from 1736. The mill stands on the water of the old city canal on a footpath.
4.5 miNE
51°30'18"N • 4°17'22"E
Midgetgolf Meilust, Bergen op Zoom
114 min walk • Golf
4.4 miSE
Locality
Woensdrecht
112 min walk • Woensdrecht is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Woensdrecht is the home of the Woensdrecht Air Base, which is located to the north-east of the village of Woensdrecht and to the north-west of Huijbergen.
5.3 miW
Locality
Reimerswaal
135 min walk • Reimerswaal is a municipality in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, named after the lost city. The municipality had a population of 22,678 in 2019, and has a surface area of 242.42 km² of which 140.62 km² is water. The central town Yerseke is known for trade in mussels and oysters.