Culemborg: Jan van Riebeeck's Birthplace on the Lek
Culemborg counts about 26,830 inhabitants and lies in Gelderland on the northern bank of the Lek river. Jan van Riebeeck, who founded the Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, was born here. His statue stood on the Markt, though its display has been subject to debate in recent years. The old centre preserves a medieval street plan with the Grote Kerk and the remains of the former castle of the Counts of Culemborg.
The Binnenstad is compact and walkable. The Elisabeth Weeshuis, a 16th-century orphanage, is one of the older brick buildings. Modern Culemborg expanded eastward with the Parijsch neighbourhood, a relatively recent development. The Lek provides a green river landscape along the southern edge.
Utrecht is about 20 kilometres northwest. Tiel lies roughly 20 kilometres east. Gorinchem is approximately 25 kilometres southwest. The railway provides direct connections to Utrecht.
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Culemborg counts about 26,830 inhabitants and lies in Gelderland on the northern bank of the Lek river. Jan van Riebeeck, who founded the Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, was born here. His statue stood on the Markt, though its display has been subject to debate in recent years. The old centre preserves a medieval street plan with the Grote Kerk and the remains of the former castle of the Counts of Culemborg.
The Binnenstad is compact and walkable. The Elisabeth Weeshuis, a 16th-century orphanage, is one of the older brick buildings. Modern Culemborg expanded eastward with the Parijsch neighbourhood, a relatively recent development. The Lek provides a green river landscape along the southern edge.
Utrecht is about 20 kilometres northwest. Tiel lies roughly 20 kilometres east. Gorinchem is approximately 25 kilometres southwest. The railway provides direct connections to Utrecht.
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