Duurstede is the name of the nearby castle/ruin, where the bishop of Utrecht used to live.
WijkbijDuurstede is located at the place where Dorestad used to be, an important trade settlement, that was pillaged around 850 by the Vikings.
The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age.
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At WijkbijDuurstede, the (Click link for more info and facts about Kromme Rijn) Kromme Rijn branches off, and the main branch is called (Click link for more info and facts about Lek River) Lek River downstream from Wijk.
The skyline of Cothen is characterized by a (A place for public (especially Christian) worship) church and a (Generator that extracts usable energy from winds) windmill called Oog Int Zeil.
Until the beginning of the 15th century Castle Duurstede was possessed by the Van Zuylen van Abcoude family when they were forced to sell it to the bishops of Utrecht who kept it until 1580.
From 1459 till 1496 the castle contained the administration and archive of the diocese of Utrecht and served as the residence of bishop David van Bourgondie.
From 1517 the Castle Duurstede was inhabited by bishop Philips van Bourgondie, a half-brother of David.
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WijkbijDuurstede: Jonge vrouw verkracht in park
Een jonge vrouw is in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag in een park in WijkbijDuurstede het slachtoffer geworden van verkrachting.
At WijkbijDuurstede, the northernmost branch of the Rhine (the Lower Rhine) splits into the Lek and the Kromme Rijn (see fig.1).
Due to its situation at this `fork', the settlement was included in the network of Northwest-European shipping routes: the Lower Rhine formed a direct link with the German Rhinearea, the Kromme Rijn with (sea)routes to England, the North of France, the Northern Netherlands, North Germany and Scandinavia (fig.2).
The area of the Early-Medieval settlement begins approximately 1 km north of the Late-Medieval town centre of WijkbijDuurstede and disappears almost 2 km south under the Lek dike.
We were invited to the local museum (Museum Dorestad) at quite the last minute to do a show there, in the company of a group of Vikings.
WijkbijDuurstede is a modern town with an old and picturesque town centre.
Once a Roman fort (Levefanum), and later a Carolingian settlement of great renown (Dorestad) which had come to an early demise being ransacked once too often by Viking raiders.
The Windmill at WijkbijDuurstede by RUISDAEL, Jacob Isaackszon van
A Dutch landscape consists essentially of sky dominating low-lying land, where water (whether it be the sea or some canal) frequently reflects the clouds.
The sky forms a gigantic vault above the earth, and it is admirable how almost every point on the ground and on the water can be related to a corresponding point in the sky.
The hotel has 20 luxurious rooms with shower/toilet or bath/toilet, television and telephone.
A perfect location for your stay in WijkbijDuurstede.
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