Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Goes (Netherlands). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Goes TV Tower, Grote of Maria Magdalenakerk, and Historical Museum de Bevelanden. Also, be sure to include De Koornbloem in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Goes (Zeeland).
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Goes TV Tower
Also known as: Televisietoren Goes
The Goes TV Tower is a broadcast tower near Goes, Netherlands.
The tower was the first TV tower in the Netherlands, and is currently owned by Alticom, but the area around the tower is owned by KPN, whilst the antenna is owned by NOVEC. In 2007 a new antenna was installed, which is 11 metres (36.1 ft) shorter than the previous antenna.[1]
Grote of Maria Magdalenakerk
The Grote of Maria Magdalenakerk from 1423 stands in the center of the Zeeland town of Goes on a little square south of the Markt opposite the Roman Catholic Heilige Maria Magdalenakerk.
Whether there was a predecessor at this site is not known. The construction of the church in its present form began around 1470 with the choir. They wanted a three-aisled hall church, just like the one in Gouda. Later, however, they switched to the basilica form and only the choir has the shape of a hall church. In 1506 the construction of the transept and the nave began. On September 11, 1618, at about one o'clock, a fire started in the church because the shale draper Hans Henricxsz had badly kept the fire, which he needed for soldering the gutters, in the morning. In the same year they began to rebuild the church which was completed in 1621. The church remained in the late Gothic style. In the 17th century, a tall roof-top tower with a carillon was also built on the church's crossing. The carillon has 47 bells, the heaviest of which weighs 965 kg.
Only the transept and choir are still used as a church, the nave serves as an exhibition hall. The interior is quite sober, like a normal Protestant church. There is also a pulpit from 1594 and the church floor is covered with tombstones. The famous Rev. Bernardus Smytegelt delivered his sermons from here. After restoration of the church stained glass windows by Henk Schilling were installed in 1929 and 1930.
The black redstart, originally a rock dweller, nests on or around this church building.
Historical Museum de Bevelanden
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Address: Singelstraat 13, 4461 HZ Goes
De Koornbloem
De Koornbloem is a corn mill on the Paardeweg in Goes, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a round brick stage mill from 1801, covered with roofing membrane and with a flight of 23,06/22,90 meters. It is a picture-perfect mill, built as a rampart mill on the old city wall, although the proximity of the Goes TV tower has reduced its scenic value. Until 1967 the mill was in commercial service, nowadays it grinds grain on a voluntary basis.
The municipality of Goes has owned the mill since 1954. Since then, restorations have taken place in 1970, 1995-96 and in 2002, the latter because the embankment on which the mill stands was subsiding.
Address: Paardeweg 6, 4461 BR Goes
Stenenbrug
Bridge
Vessie
Vessie is an artwork by Wilco Traas in the water of the Oostvest near the Jacob Valckestraat in Goes. The artwork shows a head, back part and tail of a monster reminiscent of the Loch Ness monster, Nessie. The name Vessie is popularly derived from Nessie and the Vest.
Vessie was created by the same artist as the Goese dolphin, which occupied Goese minds in the spring of 2012. It was placed in April of that year in the same water where the dolphin was swimming. Initially the artist remained anonymous, but on 2 May 2012 Wilco Traas made himself known as the artist behind Vessie. The work was later purchased by the municipality.
Wachtende reizigers
Monuments and statues
Ronda Gosa
Monuments and statues
VIS
Monuments and statues
De Vrolijke Optocht
Monuments and statues
Ceres
Monuments and statues