Zaltbommel: Walled Town on the Waal in the Bommelerwaard
Zaltbommel has about 26,400 residents and lies on the southern bank of the Waal river in Gelderland. The town retains its 16th-century defensive walls and moat, forming an almost complete ring that can be walked along the ramparts. The Sint-Maartenskerk with its distinctive tower dominates the silhouette from the river. Jheronimus Bosch's grandfather may have originated from Bommel, lending the town a tenuous link to the painter.
The Bommelerwaard, the river island between the Waal and the Maas, is fertile agricultural land used for fruit growing and arable farming. The Martinus Nijhoff bridge carries the A2 motorway over the Waal at Zaltbommel. The town's centre has several streets with 17th-century facades and the Gasthuis from the medieval period.
's-Hertogenbosch is about 15 kilometres south. Tiel lies roughly 15 kilometres east across the river. Utrecht is approximately 40 kilometres north.
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Zaltbommel has about 26,400 residents and lies on the southern bank of the Waal river in Gelderland. The town retains its 16th-century defensive walls and moat, forming an almost complete ring that can be walked along the ramparts. The Sint-Maartenskerk with its distinctive tower dominates the silhouette from the river. Jheronimus Bosch's grandfather may have originated from Bommel, lending the town a tenuous link to the painter.
The Bommelerwaard, the river island between the Waal and the Maas, is fertile agricultural land used for fruit growing and arable farming. The Martinus Nijhoff bridge carries the A2 motorway over the Waal at Zaltbommel. The town's centre has several streets with 17th-century facades and the Gasthuis from the medieval period.
's-Hertogenbosch is about 15 kilometres south. Tiel lies roughly 15 kilometres east across the river. Utrecht is approximately 40 kilometres north.
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