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Kronenburgerpark

Kronenburgerpark

0.11km from Kruittoren

The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen . It is close to the station and the Lange Hezelstraat . Where the park meets the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval ramparts with the Powder Tower. There are three old ramparts in the park : De Kruittoren, St. Jacobstoren and De Roomse Voet.The Powder Tower was built in 1425-1426 as part of the second city wall, which formed a corner at this point. The tower is about thirty meters high.

muZIEum

muZIEum

0.51km from Kruittoren

The muZIEum is not just a museum, but an experience museum. Take a tour of their world with a blind or partially sighted guide – the world of not seeing.

Huis van de Nijmeegse Geschiedenis

The Mariënburgkapel is a national monument in the city ​​center of the Dutch city of Nijmegen in the province of Gelderland. The chapel was built around 1431 as part of the Mons Mariae monastery outside the city walls , later corrupted to Mariënburg . Since about 1412 , this place has been a beguinage for the Sisters of the Common Life and the Modern Devotion movement . The monastic order joined the Windesheim chapter in 1453.

Nijmegen railway bridge

Nijmegen railway bridge

0.76km from Kruittoren

The Nijmegen railway bridge is a Truss bridge spanning the River Waal, connecting the city of Nijmegen to the town of Lent in the Netherlands.

De Bastei

De Bastei

0.79km from Kruittoren

De Bastei is a center for nature and cultural history on the Waalkade in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. The center provides an overview of the connection between the city and the river Waal over the centuries: from the formation of the landscape to the present. Staatsbosbeheer and IVN Rijk van Nijmegen are partners of De Bastei.

Veur-Lent

Veur-Lent

0.82km from Kruittoren

Veur-Lent is a peninsula in the river Waal . The so-called city island is located in the Dutch municipality of Nijmegen , north of the city center. The island can be reached on foot from the Waalbrug , the Spoorbrug and the De Oversteek . From Lent, a road bridge, De Lentloper , and a pedestrian and cyclist bridge, the Zaligebrug, were built to Veur-Lent.

Sint-Nicolaaskapel

Sint-Nicolaaskapel

0.83km from Kruittoren

Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama

Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama

0.86km from Kruittoren

The National Bicycle Museum Velorama is the only bicycle museum in the Netherlands. The museum's collection contains a large number of special bicycles, including a number of original balance bicycles, velocipèdes and high bis. Wooden bicycles and bicycles with special drive techniques. The Velorama owns a large collection of bicycle literature and also preserves the historic archive of the Dutch bicycle manufacturer Gazelle.

Valkhof Park

Valkhof Park

0.88km from Kruittoren

Valkhof Museum

Valkhof Museum

0.93km from Kruittoren

The Valkhof Museum is an archaeology and art museum, housing a spectacular collection of Roman antiquities, old masters and modern art. The museum's collection includes a large and important collection of local Roman archaeological finds and art. The museum stands on the edge of the Valkhof park, site of a Roman army camp and a citadel built by Charlemagne. The museum's building was designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel .

Spiegelwaal

Spiegelwaal

1.02km from Kruittoren

The Spiegelwaal is a secondary channel of approximately 4 kilometers in the Waal near Nijmegen. The channel was constructed between 2013 and 2015 as part of the Room for the Waal project. The Spiegelwaal is not a through route for shipping. The water is therefore particularly suitable for water sports such as canoeing, rowing, windsurfing and sailing. A rescue brigade is also active for water sports enthusiasts and recreational swimming.

Hunnerpark

Hunnerpark

1.02km from Kruittoren

The Hunnerpark is a park in the Hunnerberg district on the edge of the city ​​center of the Dutch city of Nijmegen. The current park was then laid out according to a design by landscape architect Klaas Cornelis van Nes. The green area east of Traianusplein would still bear the name Hunnerpark until 2007, although it was separated from the rest of the park.

Waalbrug

Waalbrug

1.03km from Kruittoren

The Waalbrug is an arch bridge over the Waal River in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The full length of the Waalbrug is 604 metres, the middle of the arch being about 65 metres. Unlike many other bridges from the same period and with the same construction, like the IJsselbrug near Zwolle, the Graafsebrug and the bridge near Arnhem, the Waalbrug is an arch bridge in the literal sense: all forces truly work on the two pylons.

Museum Kam

Museum Kam

1.55km from Kruittoren

The Museum Kam , which has housed the Gelders Archaeological Center GM Kam since 1999 , is a former archaeological museum in the Dutch city of Nijmegen . The building houses a study center with an extensive archaeological library. It is located on Museum Kamstraat in the Hunnerberg district . The building has the status of a national monument .

De Oversteek

De Oversteek

1.65km from Kruittoren

The Crossing , also called City Bridge, is a bridge for car traffic over the Waal, in Nijmegen. The road over the bridge has been named General James Gavinsingel since 2016. The river crossing was opened in November 2013 and is located west of the two existing Nijmegen bridges. On the south side, the bridge connects to the Verlengde Energieweg, on the north side to the Graaf Alardsingel.

Oude Waal

Oude Waal

2.57km from Kruittoren

The Waal is the main distributary branch of the river Rhine flowing approximately 80 km (50 mi) through the Netherlands. It is the major waterway connecting the port of Rotterdam to Germany. Before it reaches Rotterdam, it joins with the Afgedamde Maas near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede. Along its length, Nijmegen, Tiel, Zaltbommel and Gorinchem are towns of importance with direct access to the river.

Goffertpark

Goffertpark

2.76km from Kruittoren

The Goffertpark is a public park in Nijmegen. Sixty acres of woodland and heathland changed in the thirties by the effort of Nijmegen unemployed in a spacious park, including provision of sports fields, a stadium, a teahouse and a zoo. It is sometimes used as an outdoor concert venue, there's also the stadium of football club N.E.C.

Playground The Leemkuil

Playground The Leemkuil

3.16km from Kruittoren

De Leemkuil is a playground in the Mariënbosch in the Kwakkenberg district in Nijmegen. The site covers 3.5 hectares of forest area and De Leemkuil has about a hundred aircraft. The main attractions of De Leemkuil were a large wooden fortress and a Mayan temple . A train also runs on the site. Because the playground was outdated and the pit regularly filled with water, a major refurbishment of the playground was started in 2016.

Foundation Hortus Nijmegen

Foundation Hortus Nijmegen

3.26km from Kruittoren

Hortus Nijmegen is a botanical garden in Nijmegen set up according to insights from Jac. P. Thijsse . It is part of Park Brakkenstein and was built between 1969 and 1971.At the entrance of the botanical garden is a rocky hill built with boulders from the Ardennes. This rocky mound was built in the 1970s because a number of biologists from the university wanted to research rock plants from the Alpine region.

Landgoed Doornik

Landgoed Doornik

3.28km from Kruittoren

Landgoed Doornik is an estate with forests and avenues. Estate Doornik has space for nature, recreation and organic food production. Here you will find the nature fields of Stichting Doornik Natuurakkers and the Open Air Classroom. Nature is being developed on the nature fields of Stichitng Doornik Natuurakkers. Rare flowers and plants grow here and there is room for special birds and animals.

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Kruittoren

Kruittoren

Parkweg 11, 6511 BE Nijmegen, Netherlands

The Kruittoren is a remnant of the old ramparts of Nijmegen and is located on the Parkweg , on the edge of the Kronenburger Park . The tower was founded in 1426 and is about 30 meters high. In the nineteenth century , when the fortifications were sold, the state deliberately kept the tower in ownership to prevent the tower from being demolished. The tower was owned by the Government Buildings Agency until January 15, 2016 , but was then transferred to the National Monuments Organization.