Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Zierikzee (Netherlands). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Watersnoodmuseum, Sint-Lievensmonstertoren, and Zuidhavenpoort. Also, be sure to include Sint-Willibrorduskerk in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Zierikzee (Zeeland).
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Watersnoodmuseum
Museum in Ouwerkerk, Netherlands. The Watersnoodmuseum or Flood Museum in Ouwerkerk, Netherlands is the "National Knowledge and Remembrance Centre for the Floods of 1953" and offers an in-depth picture of the events during and after the flood of 1 February 1953. The museum was officially opened on 2 April 2001. The museum also educates visitors about water safety, and the museum collects global knowledge about flooding.
The museum is located on the dike south of the village of Ouwerkerk; it is housed in the four caissons used to close the last gap in the dike following the flood.[1]
Address: Weg van de Buitenlandse Pers, 4305 RJ Ouwerkerk
Sint-Lievensmonstertoren
Tower in Zierikzee, Netherlands. The Sint-Lievensmonstertoren, also known as the Dikke Toren is a 62 metre tall, unfinished, free standing church tower in Zierikzee, Netherlands. The accompanying church was destroyed by a fire in 1832.
In 1454 work started on a church tower, designed by Andries I Keldermans in the Brabantine Gothic style. It was planned to be, according to different sources, either 130 metres or 204 metres tall (the latter would have made it the tallest church tower in the world by far). The work was continued by his relatives Antoon I Keldermans and Rombout II Keldermans. Work on the tower halted in 1530, when the city went through a financial crisis. The tower is now 62 metres tall, on a base of 24.5 metres by 24.5 metres. Since 1881, it is a property of the state, and it has been designated a Rijksmonument. The name doesn't refer to monsters, but to a minster.[2]
Address: Kerkplein 2, 4301 EE Zierikzee
Zuidhavenpoort
The Zuidhavenpoort is one of the three city gates of the city of Zierikzee, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The Zuidhavenpoort stands at the entrance to the old city harbor next to the Noordhavenpoort.
The gate was built in the 15th century. The brick gatehouse has four corner towers. The turret was renewed in 1858. Hanging in it is the oldest carillon in the Netherlands (1554), from the old city hall. At the gate stands Beproefd maar niet gebroken (Tried but not broken, 1970), the flood monument by Ad Braat.
Address: Oude Haven, 4301 CL Zierikzee
Sint-Willibrorduskerk
Church
Mill Den Haas
Windmill
Address: Bolwerk 1, Zierikzee
Nieuwe kerk
The Nieuwe Kerk is a church in the city of Zierikzee, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The neoclassical structure was built in the period 1835-1848 as the successor to the Sint-Lievensmonsterkerk, which was reduced to ashes in 1832, of which only the tower remains today.
At the end of the Second World War, the church was severely damaged. Until 1971, the Reformed Church of Zierikzee owned the Nieuwe Kerk. Due to the heavy financial burden, they could no longer maintain the Nieuwe Kerk. Therefore, the building was closed in 1971. After the building came into the possession of the Stichting Oude Zeeuwse Kerken in 1971, it was restored in phases between 1978 and 1988 with its financial support.
In 1847, Kam & Van der Meulen built the organ on behalf of the church trustees.
Address: Kerkplein 1, 4301 EE Zierikzee
Mill De Hoop
Windmill
Het Stadhuismuseum
Museum
Address: Meelstraat 6, 4301 EC Zierikzee
Burgerweeshuis
Museum
Address: Poststraat 45, Zierikzee
Gasthuiskerk
Church
Lutherse Kerk
Church