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library, which was unsupervised t Vorden
at the time. There are only four Road Map D4. * 8,400. v
other libraries of this kind in the n Kerkstraat 1b (0575-553222).
world: two are in England and ( Fri am.
two are in northern Italy.
There is mention of a Huis
R St Walburgskerk and Librije Vorden (Vorden house) as early
Kerkhof 3. Tel 0575-514178. Open as 1208; the first record of the
Old book at the St Walburgskerk library, Jun: 1:30–4:30pm Tue–Sat; Jul–early family dates from 1315. The
built in 1564 Sep: 10:30am–4:30pm Tue–Sat. & Nederlands-herformde kerk,
which dates from around 1300,
e Zutphen is well worth a visit. The best-
r Bronkhorst known figure to come from
Road Map D4. * 36,000. v
n Stationsplein 39 (0575-519355). Road Map D4. * 160. @ 52 from Vorden is the poet of
( Thu am, Sat. Zutphen train station. Achterhoek ACW Staring
(1767–1840), who lived in
The hanseatic town of Zutphen Bronkhorst’s 160 inhabitants De Wildenborch castle from
is one of the Netherlands’ oldest make it the smallest town in the 1791 until his death.
historical towns. One of the Netherlands. The lords of
most distinctive features of Bronkhorst were granted a town Environs
the town, which is first charter in 1482. This very rural Around Vorden are eight castles
mentioned in 1030, is the town, which once stood in the in very picturesque surroundings.
preserved medieval street layout. shadow of a castle (the castle A bicycle trip of the area, passing
The main sights of Zutphen are no longer exists), never really farms and country estates, is
the St Walburgskerk, the church flourished and has remained a definitely worth the effort.
square and the remains of the village of farmsteads. It has
fortifications. They include the many restored farmhouses,
Drogenapstoren tower, which operates strict conservation
dates from 1444. rules forbidding new
Zutphen has a number of development and prohibits
interesting museums, including motor vehicles, which means
the informative Stedelijk cars must be left in a car park
Museum (local history museum) outside the town. All that
and the Grafisch Museum remains of the once-mighty
(graphic art museum), which is castle of the Lords of Bronkhorst,
highly recommended. which had fallen into disrepair
Definitely worth visiting is the by the 17th century, is the
Openluchtmuseum, reading room of the unique kasteelheuvel (castle hill).
Sonsbeek Park
Librije (library) of the St The Lords of Bronkhorst,
Centraal Station JANSBUITENSINGEL Walburgskerk. All of the 750 together with the noble Bergh,
JA N SBINNENSINGEL
books in it date from before 1750 Baer and Wisch families, An ancient watermill at Vorden, a
RHEDEN
GELE RIJDERS and include 80 incunabula belonged to the Baanderheren. town in eastern Netherlands
PLEIN
UTRECHTSESTR.
OSTERBEEK Koepelkerk LOVIERSTR. STEENSTR. printed before 1500. The books They were nobles who were
KOREN- JANSTRAAT JA N SP L AATS Musis in the library, which was built in allowed to wage war under y Lochem
N I E U W E PLE I N R I JN S T R A AT V I J Z ELS T R AAT WALSTRAAT VELPER BI N NE NS IN GE L This is because it was a public an old hereditary right. Road Map D4. * 19,000. v
MARKT
Sacrum
1564, are chained to the desks.
their own flag, which was
Post Office
n Tramstraat 4 (0573-251898).
( Wed am.
ROERMONDS OEVERSTRAAT K O N I N G S T RA AT Stadsschouwburg Lochem, one of the oldest
PLEIN WEVE R S T R A AT BEEK ST RAAT
villages in the Achterhoek to have
its own parish church, was
Bibliotheek
BA K K ERSTRAAT
KLEINE OORD
BROERENSTR. granted its town charter in 1233.
KER KST RA AT
Eusebiuskerk During the Dutch War of
WE ERD J E STR AAT
Nelson Mandela Stadhuis
L AN G ST R
Brug KERKPLEIN Independence, the town was
N I EU WST R A AT A AT MARKT often besieged. It was razed to
RODENBURGSTRAAT
Duivelshuis
the ground in 1615. Only the
Gudulakerk, with its 56-m (185-
R I J N K A D E
NIJMEEG S EWE G 14th-century hall-type church has
Sabelspoort Grote kerk, also known as St
Provinciehuis ft) steeple, was spared. This
O R A N J E WA C H T STRAAT
L o w e r R h i n e
fine murals from Catholic times
Burgers’ Zoo (it is now a Reformed Church).
John Frost
Brug The Stadhuis (town hall), across
Bronkhorst, a tiny, picturesque village of farmsteads from the church, dates from 1615.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp400–401 and p414
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