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Attraction · Utrecht · Updated on 1 November 2026.

De Gesloten Steen in Utrecht

De Gesloten Steen is an attraction in Utrecht, Netherlands. This place has a story in the app. 14 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 320 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

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De Gesloten Steen in Utrecht, photo 2
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The story

Story · De Gesloten Steen

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You're standing at the corner of the Oudegracht and the Eligenhof, right in the centre of Utrecht. Look down at the corner of the building. There's a big, heavy boulder sitting there, and it's chained up. This is De Gesloten Steen, the Locked Stone, also known as the devil's stone. It's a listed national monument, and the corner house behind it is named after it.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

4 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near De Gesloten Steen

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 14 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Kasteel de Haar
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel de Haar · 10.2 km

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Centraal Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Centraal Museum · 230 m

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Photo: Centraal Museum / fotograaf: Vincent Zedelius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Museum Catharijneconvent
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museum Catharijneconvent · 340 m

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Photo: FaceMePLS · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Dom tower
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Dom tower · 690 m

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Photo: Massimo Catarinella · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Museum Speelklok
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museum Speelklok · 740 m

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Photo: Victor van Werkhooven · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Kasteel de Haar on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Miffy MuseumMuseum · 190 m away
  2. 2Oude HortusAttraction · 240 m away
  3. 3Utrecht Archives ExpoMuseum · 500 m away
  4. 4De InktpotAttraction · 640 m away
  5. 5Joods Monument UtrechtMemorial · 650 m away
  6. 6Monument voor het Gevallen SpoorwegpersoneelMemorial · 660 m away
  7. 7SpoorwegmuseumMuseum · 670 m away
  8. 8VerzetsmonumentMemorial · 700 m away
  9. 9Paleis LofenCastle · 720 m away
  10. 10Anne FrankMemorial · 980 m away
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