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Paddepoel

Paddepoel

1.63km from Walfridusbrug

This is a small park in the north of the city of Groningen. The park is located between the Selwerd and Paddepoel districts , between Eikenlaan and the Northern ring road. On the northern side of the ring road, the park merges into the site of the former castle Selwerd and the Paddepoelsterweg towards the Van Starkenborgh Canal. The park was created in the 1970s as a neighborhood park for Selwerd and Paddepoel. The route of the Pieterpad runs through the park.

Noorderplantsoen Park

Noorderplantsoen Park

2.01km from Walfridusbrug

Noorderplantsoen is a park in the Dutch city of Groningen , enclosed by the Oranjewijk , Noorderplantsoenbuurt and Hortusbuurt. The park is located where the northwestern part of the city's defensive walls was built in the 17th century and was opened in 1880. The park covers an area of ​​20 hectares and is characterized by its elongated narrow shape. which follows the former city walls.

Noorderplantsoen

Noorderplantsoen

2.05km from Walfridusbrug

Noorderplantsoen is an urban public park in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, situated slightly north of the city center. Every year a number of events take place in the Noorderplantsoen, of which the Noorderzon Theater Festival is well known. This cultural event takes place at the end of August and is visited by over 125,000 visitors. Many theater, dance and music groups from The Netherlands and abroad perform during this 11-day festival.

Nieuwe Kerk

Nieuwe Kerk

2.17km from Walfridusbrug

The Nieuwe Kerk, is a Protestant church in the city of Groningen , located on the Nieuwe Kerkhof in the Hortusbuurt. Both the Martini and Der Aa churches were originally Roman Catholic. The church was built after the example of the Noorderkerk in Amsterdam.

De Oude Hortus

De Oude Hortus

2.2km from Walfridusbrug

The Oude Hortus is a publicly accessible garden in the Hortusbuurt in the city of Groningen. The garden, located between Grote Rozenstraat and Grote Kruisstraat, was founded in 1626 by pharmacist and amateur botanist Hendrick Munting. The garden is still home to many species of animals and especially plants, including several species of stinsen plants , such as the imperial crown , wild garlic and winter aconite .

Oosterpark

Oosterpark

2.33km from Walfridusbrug

Oosterpark is a small park in the east of the city of Groningen . It is located in the district of the same name . Until 2005, the Oosterpark Stadium was located in the park. it is one of the iconic location in this area and also you can have many leisure activities here.

Kardingebult

Kardingebult

2.45km from Walfridusbrug

Kardinge is the name of a sports center, the Sportcentrum Kardinge , of a nature and recreation area Kardinge managed by Natuurmonumenten and of a transferium, P+R Kardinge. The Kardinge nature and recreation area alternates between forests, meadows, lakes and swamps, with opportunities to experience nature and for walking, rollerblading, running and swimming. The area functions as a neighborhood park for the surrounding city districts.

Prinsentuin

Prinsentuin

2.49km from Walfridusbrug

The Prinsentuin is a garden built in renaissance style that is located in Groningen.  Behind the Prinsenhof,this Garden consists of a rose garden, a herb garden, a part with berceaus and a sundial on the wall above the entrance. On the side of the Turfsingel the garden is fenced of by a high wall. On one side you can still see a bit of the blu wall, that once stood optop of this wall.

Martinikerk

Martinikerk

2.68km from Walfridusbrug

The Martinikerkis the oldest church in Groningen. The church and its associated tower are named after Saint Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the Bishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belonged. The church was a cathedral for a short period during the first bishopric of Groningen. Its organ contains stops dating back to 1450, and was rebuilt and enlarged by Arp Schnitger among others.

Grafisch Museum Groningen

Grafisch Museum Groningen

2.7km from Walfridusbrug

GRID Graphic Museum Groningen is a museum in the Dutch city of Groningen that is dedicated to the graphic arts and crafts . It is also a training center for graphic techniques and regularly hosts exhibitions of graphic artists. Until the beginning of 2015, it was located in the Rivierenbuurt , near the Groningen main station . Since 2015, the museum has been located on Sint Jansstraat, next to the Martinikerk and the Grote Markt , with a view of Forum Groningen .

University Museum

University Museum

2.71km from Walfridusbrug

The University Museum has been a science museum since 1934 in the academic heart of the student city of Groningen. The collection consists of objects related to nature, culture and science. The exhibitions of the museum include a collection of flowers and seeds, an anatomical and pathological collection, a psychological collection, an anthropological collection and objects related to Aletta Jacobs' s, the first Dutch female doctor.

Groningen City Hall

Groningen City Hall

2.75km from Walfridusbrug

Groningen City Hall is the seat of government in Groningen, the Netherlands. The city council meets in a modern room downstairs, but upstairs in the former raadszaal the Gulden Boek is kept that lists the honored citizens of the town.The building was designed by the architect Jacob Otten Husly who won the commission in 1775 as the result of a prize competition that was set out by his personal friend, the council member and ex-amsterdam professor Petrus Camper.

Korenbeurs

Korenbeurs

2.9km from Walfridusbrug

The Korenbeurs is one of those buildings in Groningen with a very impressive façade. This is where grain was traded during the heyday of the Groningen grain cultivation. Traders met here to score high prices for their product. The building is a rijksmonument since 1971 and is one of the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites that was selected in 1990.

Northern Maritime Museum

Northern Maritime Museum

2.91km from Walfridusbrug

The Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum is a museum in the city ​​of Groningen. It mainly focuses on the history of shipbuilding and shipping in the province of Groningen. Throughout the year, various history and art exhibitions can be seen. it is one of the most-visited museums in the province of Groningen.

Oostersluis

Oostersluis

2.98km from Walfridusbrug

The Oostersluis is the large lock between the Van Starkenborgh Canal and the Eems Canal , both CEMT-class Va. The lock is located on the east side of the city of Groningen , in the watershed between the basin of De Waterwolf and that of the Eemskanaal. The lock was built in the 1930s and rebuilt in the 1990s because it did not meet the requirements imposed on the lock in connection with the subsidence caused by gas extraction .

Stichting Folkingestraat Synagoge

Stichting Folkingestraat Synagoge

3.13km from Walfridusbrug

The synagogue is a Jewish building completed in 1906 at Folkingestraat 60 in the Dutch city ​​of Groningen . On the Nieuwstad side , the building adjoins the older Rabbinaatshuis from 1890. Behind the building are remnants of the former Zwaantjesgang.The building is characterized by its neo-Moorish style , with many oriental horseshoe and keyhole arches in the windows and galleries. It is the last and most exuberant example of this style in the Netherlands.

Sint Anthony Gasthuis

Sint Anthony Gasthuis

3.22km from Walfridusbrug

The Sint Anthonygasthuis is a guest house in the city of Groningen . It is located on the Rademarkt opposite the police headquarters. The guest house was founded in 1517 and was partly built with stones from the demolished Edzard Castle across the road. It was located on the edge of the former city, against the city wall. That location must have been deliberately chosen, because it originally also served as a plague house.

Sluisbrug

Sluisbrug

3.26km from Walfridusbrug

The monumental drawbridge is located between the Schuttevaerstraat and the Kastanjelaan over the Hoogeveensche Vaart. The bridge is referred to as Sluisbrug because of its location and relationship with the lock, which is also worth protecting.

Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken

Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken

3.3km from Walfridusbrug

The objective of the Oude Groninger Kerken Foundation is: To maintain historic church buildings in the province of Groningen and to promote interest in them. In Groningen there is nothing that means as much to people as the wierden landscape with its ancient churches. These beacons in the landscape are famous far beyond the provincial borders. And are even counted among the highlights of what is still tangible of the old North Sea civilizations.

Groninger Museum

Groninger Museum

3.42km from Walfridusbrug

The Groninger Museum is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Groningen, Netherlands. The Museum was founded in 1894. The museum exhibits modern and contemporary art of local, national, and international artists. It is home to various exhibitions of local, national, and international works of art, most of them modern and abstract.

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Walfridusbrug

Walfridusbrug

Winsumerweg, 9747 Groningen, Netherlands

The Walfridus Bridge is a railway bridge north of Groningen over the Van Starkenborgh Canal and the N361 for the Groningen - Delfzijl railway line . The current bridge was built in 2003 and replaced a bridge from 1932. This bridge is double track and also has a cycle path.The bridge is named after Saint Walfrid. The bridge was built in Belgium by the steel builder Victor Buyck Steel Construction from Eeklo.