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Memorial · Nijmegen · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Spoorwegmonument in Nijmegen

Spoorwegmonument is a memorial in Nijmegen, Gelderland. This place has a story in the app. 13 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 90 m you find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

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The story

Story · Spoorwegmonument

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You're standing at the Railway Monument, at the foot of the Valkhof in Nijmegen. First, look up at the woman on top. That's Victoria, the goddess of victory. She's a cast of a statue that the German sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch made for the Walhalla, a temple near Regensburg.

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 Spoorwegmonument

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. 13 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Valkhof Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Valkhof Museum · 180 m

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Kasteel Doornenburg
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Doornenburg · 10.4 km

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Kasteel Doorwerth
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Doorwerth · 14.4 km

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Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama · 190 m

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Freedom Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Freedom Museum · 8.3 km

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Photo: RenseNBM · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Valkhof Museum on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 8 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1BarbarossakapelRuins · 130 m away
  2. 2Museum De BasteiMuseum · 180 m away
  3. 3De SchommelMemorial · 210 m away
  4. 4MuZIEumMuseum · 420 m away
  5. 5NamenmonumentMemorial · 480 m away
  6. 6Joods monumentMemorial · 480 m away
  7. 7Museum KamMuseum · 860 m away
  8. 8Fort KnodsenburgArchaeological site · 950 m away
All 21 points of interest in Nijmegen →

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 70 m and a water point at 90 m.

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