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This is not the Maas, but the Waal.

The 34-metre-high Martinustoren was built in the first half of the 15th century. The top two sections date from 1530. The tower is nicknamed 'De Mosterdpot' (The Mostard Pot). There used to be a small mustard factory in the fortress. Seeds that had blown up took root on top of the tower, giving it its name.

The Johannes Nepomukkerk is the Catholic church of the parish core of Woudrichem within the Sint Elisabethparochie. The church is located in the Woudrichem fortress on the Vissersdijk. The church was built after a small group of Woudrichem Catholics had asked King Willem I for permission to establish a church and to give the appointed pastor an annual salary. On 1 June 1836, King Willem I gave a favourable decision. In the municipal council meeting of 29 June 1836, the mayor announced the establishment of the parish. In 1837, the parish had raised enough money to start construction. After the Woudrichem Catholics had used an emergency church until 1838, the Waterstaat church in neoclassical style was completed in 1838, designed by J. de Kroon. The first stone was laid on 20 March 1838 by J.P. Wilmer, the secretary of the vicariate. Characteristic is the arched niche above the entrance, with Doric columns and the statue of Johannes Nepomucenus. The hall church has an octagonal bell tower on the roof with a dome covered in zinc. Source Wikipedia

The church tower of the St. Martin's Church in Woudrichem can be seen from afar. For those who want to visit Woudrichem, it is a landmark where the fortified town can be found. The history of this church is a piece of the history of this old town. At the end of the 7th century, a chapel was founded on the site where the choir of the church now stands, by an employee and traveling companion of Bishop Willibrord. Later, in the 15th century, the church space was only built onto this chapel. Triggered to the past? Click through to https://www.kerkwoudrichem.nl/onze-kerk/geschiedenis/

The predecessor of the current mill originally dates from 1662 and was a predecessor of the mill that was destroyed on site in 1945. However, it is assumed that a mill stood on this site much earlier. According to a list (from around 1280) of goods that were held in fief from the Count of Holland, there already appears to be a windmill in Woudrichem. In the past, it was customary for a city to have one or more city mills, owned by the city council. The mill was leased to a miller, who was authorised to grind grain into flour for third parties (farmers and bakers). The miller was often paid in kind. The grain mill Nooit Gedagt has traditionally stood on the city wall of the fortified city of Woudrichem. The city wall is part of the defence works built by Adriaan Antonisz in 1583 on the orders of Prince William of Orange. Woudrichem, together with Gorinchem and Slot Loevestein, is part of the so-called 'iron triangle'. The mill was provided with the octagonal masonry superstructure in 1862. The substructure of an earlier date first accommodated a wooden octagon. Triggered? Want to know more? Click through to https://www.molennooitgedagt.nl/index.php/over-de-molen

Woudrichem is a tiny old fortified town in the northernmost point of North Brabant, where the rivers Maas and Waal meet. Pass through the city gates and you will be taken back in time by the charm of the town.

Together with Gorinchem and Slot Loevestein, Woudrichem forms the so-called Fortress Triangle at the intersection of the Waal, Afgedamde Maas and Merwede. Woudrichem has a rich history. In 1356 it received city rights. The old ramparts are still virtually intact. Of the five city gates, however, only the Gevangenpoort remains. The Hoogstraat is particularly beautiful with its valuable buildings and beautiful facade stones.

Beautiful area, the cycle paths can sometimes be a bit under water. Loevestein Castle around the corner!