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Castle · Gorinchem · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Castle Vesting Gorinchem

Vesting Gorinchem is a castle in Gorinchem, South Holland. This place has a story in the app. 3 of the 21 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 110 m you'll find a bench and a water point.

Castle Vesting Gorinchem
Castle Vesting Gorinchem, photo 2
Castle Vesting Gorinchem, photo 3
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Photo: Francisco Peralta Torrejón · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

The story

Story · Vesting Gorinchem

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You're standing at the fortifications of Gorinchem. Those green ramparts, bastions and moats around the town are hundreds of years old. In 2021, Gorinchem was even voted the most beautiful fortified town in the Netherlands, in a poll by the Dutch motoring association ANWB.

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

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

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Facilities near Vesting Gorinchem

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

Well-known points of interest nearby

21 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 3 of the 21 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Nationaal Glasmuseum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Nationaal Glasmuseum · 9.5 km

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Photo: G.Lanting · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Heukelum
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Heukelum · 9.5 km

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Photo: M.Minderhoud · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Hofje van Aerden
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Hofje van Aerden · 10.4 km

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Photo: G.Lanting · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Nederhemert
CastleStory

Kasteel Nederhemert · 15 km

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Photo: Kris Roderburg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Batterij onder Brakel
FortStory

Batterij onder Brakel · 6.4 km

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Photo: China Crisis · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Nationaal Glasmuseum on the spot with the app

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 110 m.

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