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Castle · Dordrecht · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Castle in Dordrecht

This is a castle in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. This place has a story in the app. Within 590 m you'll find a bench.

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Photo: P.H. Louw at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: P.H. Louw) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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The story

Story · Castle

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You're standing at the ruins of Huis te Merwede, just east of Dordrecht. It's in a slightly odd spot, behind a prison and an industrial estate. But what you're looking at is one of the oldest castle ruins in the Netherlands. It's been a ruin since 1418.

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

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

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Photo: P.H. Louw at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: P.H. Louw) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Castle

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.

Well-known points of interest nearby

25 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first.

Dordrechts Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Dordrechts Museum · 2.9 km

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Photo: Michiel1972 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Groothoofdspoort
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Groothoofdspoort · 2.9 km

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Grote of Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Grote of Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk · 3.6 km

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Photo: Michiel Verbeek · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Nationaal Baggermuseum
MuseumStory

Nationaal Baggermuseum · 3.1 km

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Photo: Loek Tangel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Streekmuseum Krimpenerwaard
MuseumStory

Streekmuseum Krimpenerwaard · 13.9 km

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Photo: Streekmuseum Krimpenerwaard · Wikimedia Commons · AttributionView the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Also within walking distance

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  1. 1BinnenvaartmuseumMuseum · 1.9 km away
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